Birch vs Widdy - What's the difference?
birch | widdy |
any of various trees of the genus Betula , native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
a hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
a stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
A birch-bark canoe.
to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
to punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
(Scotland) A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
* 1877 —
As nouns the difference between birch and widdy
is that birch is any of various trees of the genus betula , native to countries in the northern hemisphere while widdy is (scotland) a rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch or widdy can be .As a verb birch
is to punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.birch
English
(wikipedia birch)Noun
(es)Derived terms
* birch beer * birch bolete * birch bracket * birchlike * birch of Jamaica * * (l) * birch wine * birchy * (l) * cherry birch * (l) * oil of birch * paper birch * river birch * silver birch * (l) * yellow birchVerb
(es)Derived terms
* birchen * birch woodwiddy
English
Etymology 1
Compare (withy).Noun
(widdies)Etymology 2
Noun
(widdies)- I'm no saucy minx and giddy—
Hussies such as them abound—
But a clean and tidy widdy
Well be-known for miles around.