| 释义 |
scutch
I. \ˈskəch\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: obsolete French escoucher (now écoucher), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin excuticare to beat out, from Latin excutere to shake out, beat out, from ex- ex- (I) + quatere to shake, strike — more at quash
1. dialect : whip, beat
2. or skutch : to separate the woody fiber from (flax or hemp) by beating
3. chiefly Britain : to open (cotton fiber) by beating and form into a lap
4.
a. : to open (cloth) full width
b. : disentangle
< scutch skeins of yarn >
II. noun
or scotch \ˈskäch\
(-es)
Etymology: obsolete French escouche (now écouche) scutcher, from escoucher to scutch
1. : scutcher
2. : a bricklayer's hammer for cutting, trimming, and dressing bricks
III. noun
or scutch grass
(-es)
Etymology: scutch short for scutch grass; scutch grass alteration of couch grass
1. : couch grass 1a
2. : bermuda grass |