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birch
English
Etymology
From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English bir?e, bier?e, from Proto-West Germanic *birkij?, from Proto-Germanic *birkij?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?erH?os.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: bû(r)ch, IPA(key): /b?t?/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bû(r)ch, IPA(key): /b??t?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?
Noun
birch (countable and uncountable, plural birches)
- Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
- A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
- A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
- A birch-bark canoe.
Synonyms
- (stick, rod or bundle of twigs): makepeace, switch
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
birch (third-person singular simple present birches, present participle birching, simple past and past participle birched)
- to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
- to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
Derived terms
- bircher
Translations
Middle English
Noun
birch
- Alternative form of birche
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birchy
English
Etymology
birch +? -y
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b??t?i/
- Rhymes: -??(r)t?i
Adjective
birchy (comparative more birchy, superlative most birchy)
- Resembling or characteristic of birch.
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