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Definition of Scutcher
1. n. One who scutches.
Definition of Scutcher
1. Noun. One who scutches. ¹
2. Noun. An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, cotton, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scutcher
1. one that scutches [n -S] - See also: scutches
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutcher
Literary usage of Scutcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine (1855)
"According to one modification of the improved apparatus, the first scutcher or
disintegrating action to which the cotton wool is introduced in the usual way ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Combing Machine. and carried forward m the same manner as in the opener making
laps for the second or finishing scutcher, which is of similar construction ..."
3. Cotton Spinning by William Scott Taggart (1898)
"Section through the Feed part of scutcher, showing the Cotton struck from the Pedal
... Cotton struck from Feed Rollers 93 ' \ Diagram of scutcher Beaters, ..."
4. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1855)
"According to one modification of the improved apparatus, the first scutcher or
disintegrating action to which the cotton wool if introduced in the usual way ..."
5. The Mule Spinning Process and the Machinery Employed in it: Described with by Kurt Neste (1865)
"The continuation of the motion of the lap rollers, while the callenders are
stopped, causes the lap to break. , SINGLE scutcher. The lap thus produced is ..."
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