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 thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.
To hunt for whales.
Something, or someone, that is excellent.
In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
Any species of Cetacea.
A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
Something, or someone, that is very large.