scutch in German
scutch in German
Flachsschwinge
(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
Hanfschwinge
(countable) A wooden implement shaped like a large knife used to separate the valuable fibres of flax or hemp by beating them and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions.
schwingen
To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.