- Birching
- 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]
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Birching
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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
