Dear WW: Please comment in any way you wish. I like obsolete words almost better
than current ones. I just thought it mentioning.
Now I got one for Fiberbabe: I have read about "retting" flax, "hetchelling" it, but what
in the world is "scutching" it? p.1155 "as a flax plant might stand when divided by the
scutcher."
I can't find a definition, but machinery for the purpose is still made:
"/ Manufacturing :
- Heat-setting, Soft-setting , steam-setting, drying machine for tubular knitted fabrics.
- Inspecting, auto-edge control winding machine, scutcher, slitter, releasing machine, auto double-breadth folding machine.