birch: Meaning and Definition of
birch
Pronunciation: (bûrch), [key] — n.
- any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Cf. birch family.
- the wood itself.
- a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used esp. for whipping.
—adj. - birchen.
—v.t. - to beat or punish with or as if with a birch: The young ruffians were birched soundly by their teacher.
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