birch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• bû(r)ch, /bɜː(r)tʃ/, /b3:(r)tS/
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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)tʃ

[edit] Etymology

From Old English birce, bierce, beorc; cognate with West Frisian bjirk, Dutch berk, German Birke, Danish birk, Swedish björk, Norwegian bjerk.

[edit] Noun

birch (plural birches)

1. any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the northern hemisphere.
2. a hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
3. a stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.

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[edit] Verb

to birch (third-person singular simple present birches, present participle birching, simple past and past participle birched)

1. to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
2. to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

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[edit] Derived terms

• birchen
• birch wood