were birching

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of birch.
  birch

  noun

  any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.

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