birches

/B ER1 CH IH0 Z/

noun

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.
4
A birch-bark canoe.

Synonyms

verb

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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