Birching is a form of corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically used to strike the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally the back and/or shoulders.

This educational documentary explores the history, practice, and impact of birching — a painful form of corporal punishment once common in schools and courts. From medieval Europe to …

Birching and spanking are both forms of corporal punishment that involve striking a person's buttocks or backside. However, birching typically involves using a bundle of birch twigs or …

Apr 30, 2024 · Birching involves beating with a bundle of birch twigs, typically less severe and historically used for minor offenses, while flogging involves whipping with a heavier instrument …

Dec 26, 2018 · But if committed a more serious offense, his punishment could be a public birching. This usually meant 12 to 24 strokes with a bundle of birch sticks.

Mar 14, 2021 · In the early 20th century, whipping was gradually replaced by birching or imprisonment. In Britain, birching or whipping was banned for civilian men in 1948. But it was …

Synonyms for BIRCHING: whipping, hiding, spanking, slashing, lashing, flogging, flicking, scourging, thrashing, slapping

Old-fashioned the action of beating someone, esp a naughty schoolchild, with a birch.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

May 28, 2009 · In this case the pupil dropped trousers and underpants and was hit repeatedly with the birch. This inflicted a mild pain at the first stroke, which built into a more intense pain …

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