ро́зга — meaning in English
rozga
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English meaning
- birch noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
- cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- knout noun A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
- rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
Senses
ро́зга is used for these senses in English:
- birch A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
- cane (countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
- knout A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
- rod A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
- switch A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
birch — full definition
- noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
- noun A bundle of birch twigs formerly used as an instrument of corporal punishment.
- verb To punish someone by beating them with a birch rod.
cane — full definition
- noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- noun A walking stick used for support while walking.
- noun A rod traditionally used for corporal punishment, or the punishment itself.
- verb To hit someone with a cane as punishment.
- verb Informal: to heavily defeat or criticize someone.