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scutch

Meaning of "scutch" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCUTCH

From obsolete French escoucher, from Vulgar Latin excuticāre (unattested) to beat out, from Latin ex-1 + quatere to shake.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCUTCH

skʌtʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCUTCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scutch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scutch in English.

WHAT DOES SCUTCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scutch in the English dictionary

The definition of scutch in the dictionary is to separate the fibres from the woody part of by pounding. Other definition of scutch is Also called: scutcher. the tool used for this.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCUTCH

PRESENT

Present
I scutch
you scutch
he/she/it scutches
we scutch
you scutch
they scutch
Present continuous
I am scutching
you are scutching
he/she/it is scutching
we are scutching
you are scutching
they are scutching
Present perfect
I have scutched
you have scutched
he/she/it has scutched
we have scutched
you have scutched
they have scutched
Present perfect continuous
I have been scutching
you have been scutching
he/she/it has been scutching
we have been scutching
you have been scutching
they have been scutching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scutched
you scutched
he/she/it scutched
we scutched
you scutched
they scutched
Past continuous
I was scutching
you were scutching
he/she/it was scutching
we were scutching
you were scutching
they were scutching
Past perfect
I had scutched
you had scutched
he/she/it had scutched
we had scutched
you had scutched
they had scutched
Past perfect continuous
I had been scutching
you had been scutching
he/she/it had been scutching
we had been scutching
you had been scutching
they had been scutching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scutch
you will scutch
he/she/it will scutch
we will scutch
you will scutch
they will scutch
Future continuous
I will be scutching
you will be scutching
he/she/it will be scutching
we will be scutching
you will be scutching
they will be scutching
Future perfect
I will have scutched
you will have scutched
he/she/it will have scutched
we will have scutched
you will have scutched
they will have scutched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scutching
you will have been scutching
he/she/it will have been scutching
we will have been scutching
you will have been scutching
they will have been scutching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scutch
you would scutch
he/she/it would scutch
we would scutch
you would scutch
they would scutch
Conditional continuous
I would be scutching
you would be scutching
he/she/it would be scutching
we would be scutching
you would be scutching
they would be scutching
Conditional perfect
I would have scutch
you would have scutch
he/she/it would have scutch
we would have scutch
you would have scutch
they would have scutch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scutching
you would have been scutching
he/she/it would have been scutching
we would have been scutching
you would have been scutching
they would have been scutching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scutch
we let´s scutch
you scutch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scutch
Past participle
scutched
Present Participle
scutching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCUTCH

clutch · clutches · crutch · cutch · double-clutch · dutch · hutch · inasmuch · insomuch · Kutch · much · mutch · nonesuch · nonsuch · overmuch · retouch · such · touch

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCUTCH

scut · scuta · scutage · scutal · Scutari · scutate · scutation · scutch grass · scutcheon · scutcheon-like · scutcheonless · scutcher · scute · scutella · scutellar · scutellate · scutellation · scutellum · Scuti · scutiform

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCUTCH

butch · Cape Dutch · centrifugal clutch · declutch · double Dutch · friction clutch · go Dutch · Gulf of Cutch · Gulf of Kutch · in Dutch · Middle Dutch · nautch · Old Dutch · Pennsylvania Dutch · rabbit hutch · Rann of Cutch · Rann of Kutch · South African Dutch · the Dutch · the Pennsylvania Dutch

Synonyms and antonyms of scutch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scutch» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SCUTCH

Find out the translation of scutch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scutch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scutch» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

scutch
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

scutch
570 millions of speakers
en

English

scutch
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पीटकर रेशा अलगाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scutch
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

костры
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

scutch
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

scutch
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

teilleuse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Scutch
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

scutch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

scutch
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

scutch
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Scutch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đập để tườc sợi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

scutch
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कत्तल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

döverek temizlemek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

scotolano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

trzepie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

багаття
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

scutch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφυρί κτιστού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zwin gelen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scutch
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scutch
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scutch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCUTCH»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of scutch
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scutch

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCUTCH»

Discover the use of scutch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scutch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia 17 (2012)
from a root scutch-, meaning 'to beat out, etc.', as attested in AF escucher 'to scutch, cleanse (flax)', OF *escoucher (presupposed by ModF écoucher). ME *(e) scuchen 'to scutch, cleanse (flax)', though unattested, finds its continuations in ModE ...
Marek Stachowski (ed.)
2
The Evangelical repository. Vol. 1- new
Is there not too much reason to fear that both in the individual and in the Church there is a disposition to hide the scutch rather than to destroy it ? How few do we really find who know the nature of this scutch, and are ready to pluck out the right  ...
‎1881
3
The Evangelical Repository
Is there not too much reason to fear that both in the individual and in the Church there is a disposition to hide the scutch rather than to destroy it ? How few do we really find who know the nature of this scutch, and are ready to pluck out the right  ...
‎1881
4
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Is the same deficiency felt with regard to scutch-mills in your county ? — The common way that they used to scutch flax was with a machine, which was used to beat down with individual labour ; in every stream in the north of Ireland there is a  ...
‎1824
5
Happenings and Other Acts
Scutch...verdurous! Sicken, sanguinaria. Hindbrain, jail delivery; hemathermal: phototaxis, leitmotiv obeisance—sicken sash, extemporize “Holy Grail”—prima donna, Isle of Wight... Isle of Wight? HG: Verdurous thralldom! Catherine. Scutch?
Mariellen Sandford, 2003
6
Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: ...
Is the same deficiency felt with regard to scutch-mills in your county ? — The common way that they used to scutch flax was with a machine, which was used to beat down with individual labour; in every stream in the north of Ireland there is a  ...
‎1836
7
The Impact of the Domestic Linen Industry in Ulster
There was a risk that too much heat would harden the gum that had previously bound the fibre and the woody stem, thus making the flax difficult to scutch ( separate the fibre from the stem). Once dried, the 'beets' or sheaves of flax were beaten ...
W. H. Crawford, 2005
8
Parliamentary abstracts, containing the substance of all ...
enxt a proper and well-constructed scutch mill. It did not Wong to any party carrying on the linen manufacture of Ireland, or to any person distinctly engaged in that trade, to be the erector of a scutch mill ; the object was to encourage and assist ...
Parliament proc, 1826
9
Parliamentary Abstracts: Containing the Substance of All ...
erect a proper and well-constructed scutch mill. It did not belong to any party carrying on the linen manufacture of Ireland, or to any person distinctly engaged in that trade, to be the erector of a scutch mill ; the object was to encourage and ...
‎1826
10
A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages
N. dhunnu 'to scutch cotton, A. dhuniba, B. dhund, diurna vb., dhunan sb.; Or. ( Sambhalpur) dhunibä, caus. dhunäibä, dhun 'carding bow' ( □ DHÁNUS-), Bi. dliiinab; Mth. dliunid 'cotton-carder', Bhoj. dliunâi 'carding'; OAw. dhundi 'scutches  ...
R. L. Turner, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCUTCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scutch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Moves to restore ancient 'Dublin Road' near Magherafelt
Back then Megargy's 'main street' consisted of a few flax scutch and corn mills some which were later demolished or converted into homes. The old mill damns ... «Mid Ulster Mail, Jul 15»
2
Teagasc: how to control scutch grass and thistles in the long-term
According to Teagasc, the most effective long-term control of scutch grass, thistles and perennial sow thistle is to apply pre-harvest glyphosate to a crop. «Agriland, Jul 15»
3
Hutchinson bags 10th TT win -despite nearly running out of petrol
It marks Hutchinson's first scutch of wins since his horror crash in 2010 which nearly ended his career. Despite winning by a significant margin he had to resort to ... «Energy FM, Jun 15»
4
April/May Player of the Month awards for McNulty and Bentham
Half a point back of Harrison are a scutch of players made up from St Mary's and DHSOB. Old Boys' Martin King and Robbie Ward are joined on 4.5 points by the ... «Isle of Man Today, May 15»
5
Bateman enters the big pond
"We went for a scutch up the road and it was good. It was quite a good feeling," Bateman said with a cheerful laugh that told the real relief. As he sat in his office ... «Marlborough Express, Apr 15»
6
Cavan native Aogán Farrell ticks all the right boxes for GAA's top office
Stone-walled and thatched, it sprung from nowhere to become a tourist attraction amid the drumlins and scutch-grass countryside. Sometimes better known by ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
7
Islamic school's motto: We love to see you tile
Al-Noor will forever be a scutch of the sleeve of Brooklyn. They can whistle dixie all they like to the arts and crafts movement. Report abuse. June 11, 2014, 12:37 ... «Brooklyn Paper, Jun 14»
8
With some weeds producing thousands of seeds per plant, it's hard …
Others – ground elder, creeping buttercup, bindweed, scutch grass, coltsfoot, horsetail – crept in via the tentacle-like stolons or rhizomes of the parent plant. «Irish Times, Jun 14»
9
Innovation Talk: Market is ripe but growth in hi-tech garden yet to …
... remove creeping buttercup and scutch grass from my flower beds, and put any giant hogweed that dares to show itself instantly out of its miserable existence. «Irish Times, May 14»
10
Spring into action and get your borders in order
Weeds like scutch grass or ground elder are much trickier to remove. Where a flowering plant's root system is badly infested, it's better to get rid of it. If it's a plant ... «Irish Times, Mar 14»
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