Definition: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
Usage: my father never spared the birch
Similar words: switch
Definition: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
Synonyms: birch, birch tree
Definition: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
Similar words: tree
Definition: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
Synonyms: birch
Definition: hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
Similar words: wood
Definition: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Synonyms: birch
Definition: whip with a birch twig
Similar words: slash, welt, whip, lash, lather, strap, trounce, flog
Definition: beat severely with a whip or rod
Usage: The teacher often flogged the students; The children were severely trounced
Synonyms: birch, birchen, birken
Definition: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Similar words: woody
Definition: made of or containing or resembling wood
Usage: woody plants; perennial herbs with woody stems; a woody taste