scutch·er \ˈskəchə(r)\noun orscotch·er\-käch-\ (-s) Etymology:scutch (I) + -er 1.: one whose work is scutching: as a.: a mason who cuts with a scutch b.: a worker who scutches or tends a machine that does scutching 2.: a machine or device that scutches; specifically: an implement or machine for scutching flax, cotton, or cloth