cane
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cane/keɪn/
▶noun
- 1 the hollow jointed stem of tall reeds, grasses, etc., especially bamboo or the slender, pliant stem of plants such as rattan.
■ a woody stem of a raspberry or related plant.
- 2 a length of cane or a slender stick used as a support for plants, a walking stick, or an instrument of punishment.
- 1 beat with a cane as a punishment.
- 2 Brit. informal take (drink or drugs) in large quantities.
– derivatives
caner noun.
caner noun.
– origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin.
'cane' also found in these Oxford entries:
aspartic acid
- bacterium
- bagasse
- basket
- best
- birdcage
- cachaca
- canaille
- canal
- caned
- cane rat
- cane toad
- caning
- canister
- canna
- cannelure
- cannon
- cannula
- canyon
- channel
- crop-over
- demerara sugar
- dieffenbachia
- dumb cane
- gur
- malacca
- mondo
- mosaic
- muscovado
- ratoon
- reed
- rum
- split
- stroke
- sucrose
- sugar
- sugar cane
- swagger stick
- syrup
- trash
