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Scotching

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In masonry, a method of dressing stone either with a pick or with pick-shaped chisels inserted into a socket formed in the head of a hammer. Also scutching.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of scotch.
  • Word Usage
    "“Bill, see if you can get anywhere on scotching the legs on that cherry picker and I'll be right back.”"
    verb-stem
    scotch