Etymology

scutch

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Today it means: To beat or whip; to drub. Full definition →

Middle English *scucchen ← Anglo-Norman escucher ← Vulgar Latin *excuticāre
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scutch · verb, noun1

  1. Vulgar Latin · derived from*excuticāre
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromescucher
  3. Middle English · inherited from*scucchen
  4. English todayscutch

From Middle English *scucchen, from Anglo-Norman escucher, from Vulgar Latin *excuticāre.

scutch · noun2

From Irish.

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