scutch

• I have good judgment between the noble and the mean blood of the world Taig_: The Kings of Sorcha have high, noble blood Nurse_: If they have, there is not so much of it in you as would redden a rib of scutch-grass Taig_: You are crazed with folly and age Nurse_: No, but I have my wits good enough. —  Three Wonder Plays
• The affray at Ferrara put the scutch upon the mighty railway scheme. —  Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
• _Nurse_: If they have, there is not so much of it in you as would redden a rib of scutch-grass. —  Three Wonder Plays
• Once he's latched on, I scutch around as I am inevitably seated in a way that makes some part of my back or shoulders ache, all while trying not to disturb the feast. —  Charlottesville Blogs
• Examples: the roots of dahlia, rhubarb, dandelion, and chicory; the underground stems of potato, onion, tulip, scutch-grass, Canada thistle, etc. —  Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms