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cane

UK/keɪn/ US/ˈkeɪn/ fairly common slang uk us
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

2.

a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

3.

a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

verb

1.

beat with a cane

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Origin

From Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”).

Phrases

  • bamboo cane
  • blind man's cane
  • candy cane
  • cane apple
  • cane ash
  • cane beardgrass
  • cane beetle
  • cane bluestem

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