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The meaning of Birch

Birch – definition

noun

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.

Usage examples:

Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree gro…
noun

A formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.

Usage examples:

There were calls to bring back the birch
verb

Beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.

Usage examples:

The school would attempt to birch them into submission
noun

A tree with a smooth, often white bark (= outer covering), or the wood of this tree

Birch translation into English

Birch: translate from English into Chinese

Translate birch into Chinese (Simplified)}
桦木, 桦树, 桦, 桦条

Birch: translate from English into Dutch

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Berk, Berkeboom, Berkehout, Roede, Tuchtroede, Met de roede kastijden

Birch: translate from English into French

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Bouleau, Bois de bouleau, Fouet, Verge, Fouetter

Birch: translate from English into German

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Birke, Birkenholz, Rute, Mit ruten schlagen

Birch: translate from English into Hindi

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सन्टी, भूर्ज, सनौबर का पेड़, सनौबर का पेड

Birch: translate from English into Italian

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Betulla, Verga

Birch: translate from English into Korean

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자작나무, 자작나무 재목, 자작나무 회초리

Birch: translate from English into Russian

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Береза, Березовый, Розга, Сечь розгой

Birch: translate from English into Spanish

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Abedul, Azotar

Word origin

Old English bierce, birce, of Germanic origin; related to German Birke .

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Birch – similar words

birched

verb

Beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.

Usage examples:

The school would attempt to birch them into submission
noun

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.

Usage examples:

Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree gro…
noun

A formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.

Usage examples:

There were calls to bring back the birch
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