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- English Word Birch Definition A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
- English Word Birch Definition A birch-bark canoe.
- English Word Birch Definition Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
- English Word Birch Definition To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
- English Word Birched Definition of Birch
- English Word Birchen Definition Of or relating to birch.
- English Word Birches Definition of Birch
- English Word Birching Definition of Birch
- English Word Bird Definition Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
- English Word Bird Definition A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
- English Word Bird Definition Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
- English Word Bird Definition Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
- English Word Bird Definition To catch or shoot birds.
- English Word Bird Definition Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- English Word Bird cage Definition Alt. of Birdcage
- English Word Bird cherry Definition A shrub (Prunus Padus ) found in Northern and Central Europe. It bears small black cherries.
- English Word Bird fancier Definition One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
- English Word Bird fancier Definition One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are kept in cages.
- English Word Bird of paradise Definition The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
- English Word Bird pepper Definition A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.