- Birched
- Birch \Birch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Birched} (b[~e]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Birching}.] To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Birched
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