birch

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

birches

1.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
3.
(countable, uncountable)A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
Đồng nghĩa: makepeace, switch
4.
(countable, uncountable)A birch-bark canoe.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

birches

V_ing/Gerund

birching

V_ed/pp

birched

1.
(transitive)To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
2.
(transitive)To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

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makepeaceswitch

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Nguồn gốc từ

bʰerHǵós From Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birċe, bierċe, from *birkijā, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.