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birchbark

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birch´bark`
n.1.a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
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Noun1.birchbark - a canoe made with the bark of a birch treebirchbark - a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
canoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle


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