cane
cane
(kān) noun
1.
a. A slender, strong but often flexible stem, as of certain bamboos, reeds, or rattans. b. A plant having such a stem. c. Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork or baskets.
2. A bamboo (Arundinaria gigantea) native to the southeast United States, having long stiff stems and often forming canebrakes.
3. The stem of a raspberry, blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants.
4. Sugar cane.
5. A stick used as an aid in walking or carried as an accessory.
6. A rod used for flogging.
verb
, transitive
caned, caning, canes
1.
To make, supply, or repair with flexible woody material.
2.
To hit or beat with a rod.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin canna, small reed, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin.]
can
ʹer noun