scutching
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Synonyms: scotching, smutching, scorching, scathing, scratching, snatching, clutching, scritching, switching, stitching, catching
Antonyms: scotching, smutching, scorching, scathing, scratching, snatching, clutching, scritching, switching, stitching, catching
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Verb
- {{infl of|en|scutch||ing-form}}
Noun
- The [[separation]] of the woody [[shive#Etymology_2|shives]] from [[flax]], [[hemp]], and [[jute]] fibres by beating with a [[scutch#Etymology_2|scutch]].
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