2. (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
3. (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
4. (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
5. (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.