Definition of scutch

• v. t. - To beat or whip; to drub.
• v. t. - To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
• v. t. - To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
• n. - A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
• n. - The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.