scutch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, scutch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofscutch
- An implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them.
- The woody fibre of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.
- To beat or whip; to drub.
- To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
Example: "2005, John Martin, Warren Leonard, David Stamp, and Richard Waldren, Principles of Field Crop Production (4th Edition), section 32.10 “Processing Fiber Flax”, the title of subsection 32.10.3 “Scutching”."
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