birches

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noun

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.

verb

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.

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Synonyms

makepeace switch birch tree birken woody birch rod hickories larches maples beeches quaking aspen red osier dogwood honeysuckles evergreens sumacs dogwood acer palmatum catalpa

Rhymes

researches world council of churches searches lurches birch is burch is church his church is churches gerchas

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