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Word: Birch
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bierce, birce, of Germanic origin; related to German Birke
bəːtʃ
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.
Short Definition:slender tree
a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs
Short Definition:form of punishment
Examples:- there were calls to bring back the birch
Word: Birch
Speech Type: Verb
bəːtʃ
beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment
Short Definition:beat with birch twigs
Examples:- the school would attempt to birch them into submission
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