birch
noun
uk/bɜːtʃ/us/bɝːtʃ/birchnoun(TREE)
[C]
atreewithsmooth, oftenwhitebark(=outercovering)andthinbranches
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Deciduous trees
- acacia
- acer
- alder
- almond
- aspen
- beech
- chestnut
- ficus
- ginkgo
- hawthorn
- hazel
- hickory
- horse chestnut
- laburnum
- rubber tree
- sakura
- silver birch
- spotted gum
- stringybark
- teak
birchnoun(PUNISHMENT)
the birch[S]UK
anofficialpunishmentin the past, thatinvolvedhittingapersonacrossthebottomwiththinsticks. Thethinssticksare also called the birch.
鞭笞;用桦木条抽打Punishing by causing pain
- cane
- caning
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- flagellation
- lynch
- lynch law
- lynching
- mortification
- mortification of the fleshidiom
- paddle
- smack
- spanking
- thrashing
- thumbscrew
- waterboard
- waterboarding
- whip
- whipping
birch
verb[T]UKukus
topunishsomeone with the birch
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