Scutch

To beat or whip; to drub.

To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.