To separate the woody fibre from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.
A bricklayer's small picklike tool with two cutting edges (or prongs) for dressing stone or cutting and trimming bricks.
The woody fibre of flax or hemp; the refuse of scutched flax or hemp.
A tuft or clump of grass.
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.
To beat with twigs.
To twitch;
To tweak.
To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
A small thin branch of a tree or bush.