n. [ Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. √ 159. ] [ Obs. ] The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail is short, esp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the animal itself. “He ran like a scut.” Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas that part in others attains no higher than a scut. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

My doe with the black scut. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. See Scutum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. scutagium, from L. scutum a shield. ] (Eng. Hist.) Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a shield. [ 1913 Webster ]

A good example of these scutal monstrosities. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. scutatus armed with a shield, from scutum a shield. ] 1. Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or large scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]