An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.
The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
To beat or whip; to drub.
To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”.
A tuft or clump of grass.