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birch

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Synonyms: bitch, birth, virch, biach, binch, barch, burch, bich, kirch, mirch, pirch

Antonyms: bitch, birth, virch, biach, binch, barch, burch, bich, kirch, mirch, pirch

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Noun

  1. Any of various [[tree]]s of the genus {{taxfmt|Betula|genus}}, 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]].
  4. A birch-bark [[canoe]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[punish]] with a [[stick]], [[bundle]] of [[twig]]s, or [[rod]] made of [[#Noun|birch]] wood.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[punish]] as though one were using a [[stick]], [[bundle]] of [[twig]]s, or [[rod]] made of [[#Noun|birch]] wood.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{n-g|A nickname of the surname}} [[Birchall]].
  3. {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|bor/Colchester|co/Essex|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TL9419}}. <ref>[https://maps.walkingclub.org.uk/admin/essex/colchester/birch-parish.html Parish map (Essex)]</ref>
  4. {{place|en|small village|metbor/Rochdale|co/Greater Manchester|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SD8507}}.
  5. {{place|en|twp|co/Beltrami County|s/Minnesota|c/USA}}.
  6. {{place|en|extinct town|co/Eureka County|s/Nevada|c/USA}}.
  7. {{place|en|town|co/Lincoln County|s/Wisconsin|c/USA}}.
  8. {{place|en|unincorporated community|town:pref/Sanborn|co/Ashland County|s/Wisconsin}}.

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