birk

[burk; Scot. birk]

birk

[burk; Scot. birk]
noun, adjective, verb (used with object) Scot. and North England.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English byrk, Old English birc, by-form of birce birch
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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birk (bɪrk, bɜːk)
 
n
1.  a birch tree
2.  (plural) a birch wood
 
adj
3.  consisting or made of birch
 
[C14: from Old Norse; compare birch]

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