Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scutch \Scutch\, 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.]

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

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

   {Scutching machine}, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk,
      or flax; -- called also {batting machine}.