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To beat or whip; to drub.

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  1. v. t. To beat or whip; to drub.
  2. v. t. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
  3. v. t. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
  4. n. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
  5. n. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
  6. v. t. To beat or whip; to drub. v. t. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. v. t. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. n. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. n. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.