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scutchings

scutchings is the plural of scutching.

Meaning of scutching

Noun

scutching (plural scutchings)

  1. The separation of the woody shives from flax, hemp, and jute fibres by beating with a scutch.

Questions about scutchings

What is scutchings the plural of?
Scutchings is the plural of scutching.

Words near scutchings in the dictionary

  1. scutches
  2. scutchin
  3. scutching
  4. scutching sword
  5. scutching swords
  6. scutchings
  7. scute
  8. scutel
  9. scutella
  10. scutellae
  11. scutellar

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