My father never spared the birch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Silver birch is even better than paper birch, though both work fine. From Wordnik.com. [Build A Survival Fire With Condoms and Underwear] Reference
From an inside pocket he drew out his matches and a strip of thin birch bark. From Wordnik.com. [To Build A Fire] Reference
"That birch is such a place for birds and they sing like mad in the mornings.". From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Valley] Reference
The cherry birch, or black birch, is also a northern variety, and very common here; it is used for cabinet work. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
For a purely primitive firestarter take some paper thin birch bark and wrap it around a thumb-size wad of pine sap. From Wordnik.com. [Firestarter] Reference
Elms seem to be always green, and so are the beeches; the black birch is faintly tinged with russet at first; the others are quite green. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
The maple and the birch are the kings of the Canadian forest. From Wordnik.com. [The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76] Reference
Ah, Mr. Hycy, "he added, with a grin," the birch is the only pathetic switch growing!. From Wordnik.com. [The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two] Reference
The ash of the birch is a fair thing to see, white as snow and soft under the touch as flour. From Wordnik.com. [The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76] Reference
On the white arm of a birch were the letters T, V, E, R. Victor asked, “What does that mean?”. From Wordnik.com. [Stalin's Ghost]
No tree is more beautiful than the birch, which is found all over the Highlands, makes great annual progress, and commands. From Wordnik.com. [The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad.] Reference
We were only there to exchange a shelf component - we'd grabbed "ebony" instead of "birch" - so I could appreciate the pathos of it all. From Wordnik.com. [No more modular furniture, ever! A photo essay in real time] Reference
While it looks like a light-colored wood such as birch, it is made of vinyl, more durable than wood. From Wordnik.com. [Intervale Green Apartments: Green, Affordable-and for Low-Income Women] Reference
I do not like the "birch" or corporal punishment at all. From Wordnik.com. [London's Underworld] Reference
'This affects people who are allergic to pollen - such as birch pollen. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Grass, however, is not his favourite food: he prefers the twigs and leaves of trees -- such as birch, willow, and maple. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire] Reference
Essential oils such as birch, grapefruit, juniper, lemon, orange, tangerine and fennel are used for a relaxing body massage. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
"What is the difference between the 'birch' mushroom and the. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
The first tree he came to was a slim silver birch. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
"I wouldn't take care of a strange bird," said the birch. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
If the lad leave, he begged them to bind him to the birch that stood there. From Wordnik.com. [East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon] Reference
One lived in a hollow silver birch, one in a little moss cottage, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
But, who had it been gathering wood by the birch copse save Arcui, the slave. From Wordnik.com. [A Mess] Reference
The trees were principally spruce and fir, but there were also birch and maple. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
At left, a soldier walked past scorched birch trees on the outskirts of Voronezh. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfires Ravage Russia] Reference
It was something slim and white, that swayed in the dim light like a young birch. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
In the distance birch trees grew, with their rustic leaves dripping onto the ground. From Wordnik.com. [A D O N I S] Reference
A spirited orange fox scampers up a lush hill, past healthy pines and scarred birch trees. From Wordnik.com. [THE LAY OF THE LAND] Reference
Teenagers, narrow and pale, two young birch trees, their roots twisted, submerged in the water. From Wordnik.com. [I Like it This Way] Reference
I heard somewhere that on the night of the full moon in July the birch tress give up their bark. From Wordnik.com. [Cousin] Reference
Warmer temperatures in Europe are causing birch trees to bloom earlier, prompting an earlier and perhaps longer allergy season. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready to Itch and Sneeze] Reference
At home the Rileys tend a small wooden altar that holds sacred objects including candles, chalices, a birch wand and a pentacle. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Believe In Magick?] Reference
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