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birken

[bur-kuh n; Scot. bir-kuh n]

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adjective Scot. and North England.

birchen; birch.

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Origin of birken

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at birk, -en²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for birken

He turned again to Birken, who still retreated toward the ship.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
Birken showed no more change of expression than if the other had commented on the weather.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
Would Birken listen if he tried reasoning, he asked himself.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe
He gestured silently, and the constable trotted across the intervening ground to bend over Birken.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe

Seeing that no one ran after him, Birken slowed his pace, but kept walking toward the ship.
Exile|Horace Brown Fyfe