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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The separation of the woody shives from flax, hemp, and jute fibres by beating with a scutch.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of scutch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

floggrassoatsscotchscourgescutcher

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