cane

cane
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian qanū reed, Hebrew qāneh Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a hollow or pithy and usually slender and flexible jointed stem (as of a reed) (2) any of various slender woody stems; especially an elongated flowering or fruiting stem (as of a rose) usually arising directly from the ground b. any of various tall woody grasses or reeds: as (1) any of a genus (Arundinaria) of coarse grasses (2) sugarcane (3) sorghum 2. cane dressed for use: as a. a cane walking stick; broadly walking stick b. a cane or rod for flogging c. rattan; especially split rattan for wickerwork or basketwork 3. a tiny glass rod used in decorative glasswork (as in millefiori and paperweights) II. transitive verb (caned; caning) Date: 1662 1. to beat with a cane <
he sat in a professor's chair and caned sophomores for blowing spitballs — H. L. Mencken
>
2. to weave or furnish with cane <
cane the seat of a chair
>

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