v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scutched p. pr. & vb. n. Scutching. ] [ See Scotch to cut slightly. ] 1. To beat or whip; to drub. [ Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scutching machine, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk, or flax; -- called also batting machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. “The smoke of the burning scutch.” Cuthbert Bede. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aphetic form of escutcheon. ] 1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Emblazoned on or as a shield. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scutcheoned panes in cloisters old. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who scutches. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton, etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). See Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]