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- [skuhch]
- /skʌtʃ/
- /skʌʧ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skuhch]
- /skʌtʃ/
Definitions of scutch word
- verb with object scutch to dress (flax) by beating. 1
- verb with object scutch Also, scotch. to dress (brick or stone). 1
- noun scutch Also called scutcher. a device for scutching flax fiber. 1
- noun scutch Also, scotch. a small picklike tool with two cutting edges for trimming brick. 1
- verb scutch to separate the fibres from the woody part of (flax) by pounding 0
- noun scutch the tool used for this 0
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Origin of scutch
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < Middle French *escoucher (French écoucher) to beat flax < Vulgar Latin *excuticāre, for Latin excutere (ex- ex-1 + -cutere, combining form of quatere to shatter; cf. quash)
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Parts of speech for Scutch
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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scutch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
scutch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with scutch
- what is a scutch comb chisel used for?
- what is a scutch hammer?
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