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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A wooden instrument resembling a sword, used for beating and scraping flax or hemp so as to cleanse it of woody or coarse particles ...  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - scutching%20knife

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First, a process called rippling used coarse iron wire combs to strip the seeds and leaves from the [flax] plant. Next, the stalks were retted to loosen the pectin or gum that attaches the fiber to the stem. [...] After retting, the plants were squeezed ans allowed to dry before they were broken on a flax brake. [...] More chaff was removed with a scutching knife and board, then the fiber was drawn through hackles [...] to comb and straighten the longer fibers prior to spinning.  7, fiche 1, Anglais, - scutching%20knife

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scutcher: Although the designation originally referred to the manual tool, it is currently used to refer to the scutching machine.  8, fiche 1, Anglais, - scutching%20knife

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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Planche de bois dur, peu épaisse, munie d'une poignée avec laquelle on [frappe] la filasse lors de l'écangage.  3, fiche 1, Français, - %C3%A9cang

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol