SCUTCHES

8 letters 15 Scrabble points

Definition of SCUTCHES

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”."

noun

  1. A tuft or clump of grass.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S C U T C H E S
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 15 points