What's the difference between scutch and slutch?

Scutch


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.
  • (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
  • (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.
  • (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.
  • (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The concentrations of airborne dust and bacteria were determined in 12 flax scutching mills and in two milk processing plants in Normandy, France.

Slutch


Definition:

  • (n.) Slush.

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