1. The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax 
2. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp
   - scutcher, swingle

1. To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating
   - swingle 
2. To beat or whip; to drub

Derived forms: scutched, scutching, scutches

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