Meanings
nounscutching sword (plural scutching swords)
plural scutching swords
- historicalA beating instrument for scutching flax by hand.
Translations
Swedish skäktsvärd, skäktkniv
- skäktsvärdinstrument
- skäktknivinstrument
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APA
scutching sword. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutching%20sword
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“scutching sword.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutching%20sword. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scutching sword,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutching%20sword.
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