birch vs wand

birch

noun
  • A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment. 

  • A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. 

  • A birch-bark canoe. 

  • Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. 

verb
  • 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. 

wand

noun
  • A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow. 

  • A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. 

  • An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand. 

  • A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands. 

  • A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod). 

verb
  • To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector. 

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