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scutcher

/skʌtʃər/ noun · British
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What does scutcher mean?

noun

A scutcher is a person who scutches, or a device used for scutching. Scutching is the process of separating the fibers from the husks of flax or hemp.

Example

"The scutcher carefully separated the fibers from the husks of the flax plant."

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