birch
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cowhide, flagellate, flail, flog, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale, whip
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a cabinet made of birch In those days, schoolchildren got the birch when they misbehaved.Verb
students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back
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What a shame about your birch tree leaves turning brown. — oregonlive.com, "Can household vinegar kill dandelions? Ask an expert," 17 Aug. 2019 Over the last few years ago, Kennedy, former president of Marion County Master Gardeners, lost a maple, then a birch, then a dogwood, and then another maple in yard. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: The sun is a blessing and a curse in the garden," 1 Aug. 2019 Think, think, think under chestnut and silver birch trees. — Caitlin Etherton, National Geographic, "Visit the real-life forests that inspired these famous books," 15 Apr. 2019 My lindens, birches and other JB favorites remain intact as well. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "Blundering Gardener: Readers share observations about fireflies and the dreaded Japanese beetles," 3 Aug. 2019 The modern cabin has a simple truss frame, two walls of windows, birch wood floors, and a small front deck. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Drop this dreamy prefab cabin wherever you like," 7 Aug. 2018 Fall, with brilliant colors adorning the larch, aspen, birch, cottonwood and other trees, is delightful as well. — John Briley, Washington Post, "Better than Banff? In British Columbia, Nelson is a contender," 20 June 2019 Among trees listed on the plans are maples, birch, ginkgoes, white firs and white pine, along with such ornamentals as redbud, dogwood, magnolia and lilacs. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Foxconn factory plan calls for hundreds of trees surrounding concrete and metal walls," 17 June 2019 Oaks are the number one choice, followed by willow, cherry, birch, crabapple, maple, pine, hickory, hawthorn and spruce, in descending order. — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "What other native trees should I plant?," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'birch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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