Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
scutch
verb
/skʌtʃ/
Definition
To separate the fibers from the woody parts of a plant, especially flax or hemp, by beating or scraping.
Examples
- After harvesting the flax, the farmers began to scutch the plants to obtain the desired fibers.
- She demonstrated how to scutch hemp to prepare it for weaving.
Meaning
Scutching is a process used in textile manufacturing to prepare plant fibers for spinning into yarn.
Synonyms
- Beat
- Scrape
- Process
- Prepare
