the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In masonry, a method of dressing stone either with a pick or with pick-shaped chisels inserted into a socket formed in the head of a hammer. Also scutching.
Word Usage
"“Bill, see if you can get anywhere on scotching the legs on that cherry picker and I'll be right back.”"