(1):

(v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.

(2):

(n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

(3):

(v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle.

(4):

(v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

(5):

(n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.