SCUTCH

6 letters 13 Scrabble points /skʌt͡ʃ/

Definition of SCUTCH

noun
  1. An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.

  2. The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

verb
  1. To beat or whip; to drub.

  2. 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”."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S C U T C H
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

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