scutch

IPA(Pronunciation)

/skʌt͡ʃ/

Noun

countable uncountable

(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

Japanese Meaning

（可算）亜麻や麻などの繊維作物から、貴重な繊維部分を抽出するために、打撃や擦りながら木質や粗い部分を取り除くための、大型ナイフ状の木製道具

What is this buttons?

She used a scutch to separate the flax fibers, working steadily until only the soft strands remained.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は、亜麻の貴重な繊維を分離するためにナイフ状の大きな木製の道具を使い、柔らかい繊維だけが残るまで着実に作業した。

Details

Sense（1）

(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.

Sense（2）

(uncountable) The woody fibre of flax or hemp; the refuse of scutched flax or hemp.

the labourers went peacefully about their usual employments, some driving teams of ponderous horses at the plough, others burning scutch and brambles, the rubbish of field and forest.

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