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Meanings of birch bark in English

A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.

Usage of birch bark in English
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The birch bark I had tucked out of sight in my pocket.
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
2
Another woman made a basket of birch bark in the same way.
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
3
Whole villages were blown up by mines of powder in birch bark.
Vikings of the Pacific / The Adventures of the Explorers who Cam...
4
The Indian houses were long huts covered with strips of birch bark.
The Beacon Second Reader
5
And you others fill your pockets with birch bark and spruce pitch-knots.
God's Country—And the Woman
6
Our birch bark was not finished and christened till we reached Moxie.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
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More practically, birch bark was once frequently used as writing paper.
The Irish Times
8
A birch bark canoe, in other words, is worth what it will bring.
The High School Boys in Summer Camp
9
They gathered birch bark and dry pine and soon had a fire going.
In the Days of Poor Richard
10
As they were leaving I took a piece of birch bark.
Lords of the North
11
With a handful of finely shredded birch bark he was now quite ready.
Rolf in the Woods
12
Every native used a porringer or vessel made of birch bark.
Pioneers in Canada
13
For paper he was obliged at first to use birch bark.
On the Indian Trail / Stories of Missionary Work among Cree and ...
14
That birch bark could talk, as he expressed it, was a mystery indeed.
Oowikapun, or, How the Gospel reached the Nelson River Indians
15
Fill the platform with dry, quick-burning materials such as birch bark.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
16
I cook pieces of birch bark and wash off her wounds.
And the rat laughed
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Birch bark across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common