Birch
[bɜːtʃ] or [bɝtʃ]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark.
(noun.) hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood.
(verb.) whip with a birch twig.
(adj.) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree .
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Definition
(n.) A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch (B. glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch (B. papyracea); the yellow birch (B. lutea); the black or cherry birch (B. lenta).
(n.) The wood or timber of the birch.
(n.) A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
(n.) A birch-bark canoe.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
(v. t.) To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
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Definition
n. a hardy forest-tree with smooth white bark and very durable wood: a rod for punishment consisting of a birch twig or twigs.—adjs. Birch Birch′en made of birch.
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Examples
- In the Appendix to the life of Prince Henry, Doctor Birch has given us an account of the prices of butcher's meat as commonly paid by that prince. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A short time afterwards Mr. Chopper and Mr. Birch, the next clerk, were summoned, and requested to witness a paper. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Canoes are made of logs hollowed out, or of birch bark stretched over a light frame, skilfully fastened with deers’ sinews and rendered water-tight by pitch. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Denny and Birch followed my example. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- With the birch, yes. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I too am for flogging, said he, since, such as you see me here before you, I am become by mere dint of birch. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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