Definition of "scutching" []

• Present participle of scutch. (verb)

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• "At the end of the scutching line, the cooperative uses five criteria to measure quality: oiliness, color, strength, fineness and homogeneity."
• "The cooperative belongs to the 350 farmers who deliver their flax for scutching, when machines extract the linen fibers."
• "At least I'm pretty sure it's Clotho Клото Kloto—why did Greek theta give Russian t here rather than f? who's doing the scutching."