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Synonyms: Noun
bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]
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In the past, some teachers would resort to the cane when students misbehaved. The chair seat is made of cane.Verb
In the past, some teachers would cane students who misbehaved.
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On Wednesday, Blair — who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) last year and now using a cane to walk — shared a photo of herself preparing to descend into the water. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Selma Blair Jumps Naked into Pool as Payback to Her Son After He Previously Pushed Her In," 22 Aug. 2019 Those mobility issues have forced Selma to begin using a cane—and more recently, an Alinker Walking Bike—to help her get around more easily. — Amber Brenza, Health.com, "Selma Blair Reveals She’s Getting ‘Seemingly Sicker’ With MS in Emotional New Post," 18 July 2019 The latest victim is Ducktales: Remastered, the charming remake of the old NES game starring Scrooge McDuck and his surprisingly bouncy cane. — Julie Muncy, WIRED, "2K Games Probed YouTuber Over Alleged Borderlands 3 Leaks," 9 Aug. 2019 Audience member Tristan Lombard’s hand signal to a server keeps getting in the way, so Lee darts across the aisle to him, leaving her orthopedic cane next to her chair. — Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, "Late bloomer Linda Lee is San Francisco’s septuagenarian nightlife queen," 18 July 2019 At one point, a verbal spat broke out after a disgruntled resident — who cursed during his comments at the podium — claimed another member of the audience had raised his cane at him, prompting Mayor Bob Whalen to call for order. — Faith E. Pinho, latimes.com, "Laguna Beach bans Airbnb and other short-term rentals from residential areas but will grandfather in existing units," 5 June 2019 The diverse portfolio accrued by the group has included vineyards in California, dairy farms in New Zealand and operations producing cotton, soybeans and sugar cane in countries including Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Russia and Ukraine. — Caleb Parke, Fox News, "Harvard's billion-dollar global farmland investments under fire from activists," 12 Sep. 2018 The low growl of sugar cane being crushed into liquid can be heard at Havana Juice. — Priya Krishna, New York Times, "A Global Feast in an Unlikely Spot: Lancaster, Pa.," 23 July 2019 The White Sox’ James McCann, who at 29 hobbled to media day with the help of a cane, grew up watching players such as Jamie Moyer, who last appeared in a game at 49, in 2012; baseball has not seen a player that elderly since. — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, "25 Going on 40: Baseball's Youth Movement Has Taken Over the All-Star Game," 9 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Cane’s marinates never-frozen chicken tenderloins for 24 hours before dropping it in the fryer. — Andy Staples, SI.com, "Where to eat, drink in Baton Rouge," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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