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birch

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.