What is to separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle called?
scutch — To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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