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Birching
Translation of "birching" into Russian
birching
Noun
UK
/ˈbɜːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɜrʧɪŋ/
birching
birchings pl
The punishment for the crime was birching.
Наказанием за преступление была порка.
birch
Verbbirching
Gerund
UK
/bɜːtʃ/
US
/bɝːtʃ/
birch
birches
birched Past Simple / Past Participle
birching Gerund
The teacher threatened to birch the misbehaving students.
Учитель пригрозил пороть непослушных учеников.
Definitions
birching
Noun
UK
/ˈbɜːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɝːtʃɪŋ/
A form of corporal punishment involving the use of a birch rod, typically applied to the back or buttocks.
The schoolmaster administered a birching to the misbehaving student as a disciplinary measure.
birch
Verb
UK
/bɜːtʃ/
US
/bɝːtʃ/
To beat or whip someone with a birch twig or rod as a form of punishment.
The teacher threatened to birch the misbehaving students if they didn't settle down.