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    birch
    /bəːtʃ/

    noun

    • 1. a slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. Birch trees grow chiefly in northern temperate regions and yield hard, pale, fine-grained timber.
    • 2. a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs: historical "there were calls to bring back the birch"

    verb

    • 1. beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment: historical "the school would attempt to birch them into submission"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBIRCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Birch is a noun that can refer to a tree with smooth, often white bark, or a punishment with thin sticks. Learn how to use birch in sentences and see translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › birchBirch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Birch is a noun that refers to a tree or shrub with peeling bark, its wood, or a rod for flogging. It is also a verb that means to whip with a birch. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › birchBIRCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Birch definition: any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.. See examples of BIRCH used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBIRCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark. See also silver birch. 2. the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees. 3. See the birch. adjective. 4. of, relating to, or belonging to the birch. 5. consisting or made of birch. verb. 6. (transitive) to flog with a birch. Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › birchBirch - definition of birch by The Free Dictionary

    Birch is a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs with thin peeling bark and close-grained wood. It can also refer to the wood, the rod, or the verb of whipping with a birch.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › birchBirch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood. see more. noun. a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment. “my father never spared the birch ” synonyms: birch rod. see more. verb. whip with a birch twig. see more

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBIRCH definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    Birch is a type of tree with smooth bark and hard wood, or the wood itself. It can also mean a rod or twigs used for whipping, or an adjective for something related to birch.