black birch
noun
Origin of black birch
1An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
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How to use black birch in a sentence
I feel sure that John Burroughs appreciates black birch, being, as he is, one of the survivals of the fittest!
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna | Clara Louise KelloggFor seven days these men had had nothing for food but roots and black birch bark.
Hero Stories from American History | Albert F. BlaisdellHe was so hungry that he sat down with his back against a big black birch, and clasping both hands over his lean stomach, he wept.
Mother West Wind's Animal Friends | Thornton W. BurgessComing nearer we smelled black birch burning, and we saw the long thread of aromatic smoke mounting steadily to the paling stars.
Cardigan | Robert W. ChambersThe leaves of the sassafras are full of spice, and the bark of the black-birch twigs holds a fine cordial.
Fisherman's Luck | Henry van Dyke
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