scutch
1 of 2verb
ˈskəch 
scutched; scutching; scutches
transitive verb
: to separate the woody fiber from (flax or hemp) by beating
scutch
2 of 2noun
1
: scutcher
2
: a bricklayer's hammer for cutting, trimming, and dressing bricks
Word History
Etymology
Verb
obsolete French escoucher, from Middle French escochier, from Vulgar Latin *excuticare to beat out, from Latin excutere, from ex- + quatere to shake, strike
First Known Use
Verb
1733, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1