1. scutch - Noun
2. scutch - Verb
To beat or whip; to drub.
To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
Source: Webster's dictionary