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"my father never spared the birch"nouna switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
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adjectiveconsisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
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nounany betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
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nounhard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywoodtype of:
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verbwhip with a birch twig
Synonyms & Similar Words
tree wood switch whip woody strap slash lash flog lather welt trounce birch rod birchen birken birch tree american gray birch american grey birch american white birch betula alleghaniensis betula cordifolia betula fontinalis betula glandulosa betula lenta betula leutea betula neoalaskana betula nigra betula papyrifera american dwarf birch betula populifolia betula pubescens betula pendula grey birch mountain birch newfoundland dwarf birch paper birch paperbark birch red birch river birch silver birch swamp birch sweet birch water birch western birch western paper birch white birch yellow birch yukon white birch black birch canoe birch cherry birch common birch downy birch european white birch gray birch