SCUTCHING

9 letters 17 Scrabble points

Definition of SCUTCHING

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

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters S C U T C H I N G
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 17 points