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Definition of Scutching

Scutching
Scutch Scutch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scutched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scutching.] [See Scotch to cut slightly.] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. 3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. Scutching machine, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also batting machine.

Meaning of Scutching from wikipedia

- Scutching is a step in the processing of cotton or the dressing of flax or hemp in preparation for spinning. The scutching process separates the impurities...
- steps: breaking, scutching, and heckling. The breaking breaks up the straw. Some of the straw is s****ed from the fibers in the scutching process, and finally...
- by the scutching operation, which removes the broken woody pieces (shives) by beating or s****ing. Some machines combine breaking and scutching operations...
- After retting, the stalks are ready for scutching, which takes place between August and December. Scutching removes the woody portion of the stalks by...
- sheet, known as a lap. Scutching refers to the process of cleaning cotton of its seeds and other impurities. The first scutching machine was invented in...
- twitch, quick gr****, quitch gr**** (also just quitch), dog gr****, quackgr****, scutch gr****, and witchgr****. It has creeping rhizomes which enable it to grow...
- devil's gr****, couch gr****, Indian doab, arugampul, grama, wiregr**** and scutch gr****. The blades are a grey-green colour and are short, usually 2–15 cm...
- Top Tow Woolen Worsted Techniques Carding Combing Heckling Long draw Scutching Short draw Twist per inch Hand spinning tools Hand spinning Distaff Niddy...
- the fibers were beaten off the inner hurd by hand, a process known as scutching. As mechanical technology evolved, separating the fiber from the core...
- pieces and separated from the fiber in the processes of breaking and scutching" and "correspond to the shives in flax, but are co****r and usually softer...