Birchwood
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.). countable
"Well, thought I, I had better let the dogs find the way, which I did, but when I came past some rocks down there, I saw an old witch right in front of some small birchwood with a cloth on her head, a leather jacket, and black skirt; she was leaning on a crutch-handled stick and looked like a woman from the country."
- 2 The wood from a birch tree. uncountable
- 1 A civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491).
- 2 A housing estate of Lincoln borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9369).
- 3 A location in western Southland, New Zealand.
- 4 An unincorporated community near Chugiak, near Anchorage, Alaska, United States.
- 5 A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.
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More examples"Well, thought I, I had better let the dogs find the way, which I did, but when I came past some rocks down there, I saw an old witch right in front of some small birchwood with a cloth on her head, a leather jacket, and black skirt; she was leaning on a crutch-handled stick and looked like a woman from the country."
Etymology
From birch + wood.
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