'Scutching machine' definitions:

Definition of 'Scutching machine'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. [1913 Webster]
  • Scutching machine, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also batting machine. [1913 Webster]