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| cane [ kayn ] |
noun (plural canes) |
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1. walking stick: a stick that people use to help them walk
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2. bamboo stem: a hollow lightweight stem of a tropical plant, especially bamboo, used in various ways in the house and garden, e.g. as a growing support for plants
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3. woven stems: the stems of various palms and grass plants, e.g. rattan, woven together to make furniture, baskets, and other household items
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4. stem of fruit plant: the long woody stem of various fruit-bearing plants, e.g. the raspberry or blackberry
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5. long-stemmed plant: a coarse grass or reed with long stiff stems, e.g. sugar cane or sorghum
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6. stick for punishment beatings: a long flexible stick for administering beatings, especially one formerly used to punish schoolchildren
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transitive verb (past and past participle caned, present participle can·ing, 3rd person present singular canes) |
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beat somebody: to beat somebody with a cane, especially, formerly, to punish a schoolchild
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| [14th century. Via Old French cane< Latin canna "reed" < Greek kanna< Semitic] |
