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cane

[keyn] / keɪn /
NOUN
stick to aid walking of disabled
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Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Rob Moulds, 57, from Birmingham, is visually impaired and uses a cane when walking.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

And they kept trying to take away my cane.

From Slate May 19, 2026

Catching hold of a tall cane growing on the bank, I bent it down and used it like a rope to let myself down to the bottom.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Elderly and propping himself up with canes, he said this conflict was of a different magnitude.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Some guests will be elderly with walkers and canes.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.

From Slate Dec. 26, 2025

Those costs will rise as France ages into dentures and canes.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Mr. Stieglitz was a tall man, with a penchant for corduroy suits and ornate silver-tipped canes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Italy was caned by New Zealand 96-17 last week in Lyon but the Azzurri are usually thrashed by the All Blacks.

From Washington Times Oct. 5, 2023

Before drafting his design, Mr. Jouin visited the Richelieu and saw a mix of seating in various rooms, including rows of high-backed caned chairs.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2022

I ended up selling our beloved caned bentwood chairs because they just weren't comfortable to sit in for a long time.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2022

Another rebel told me if they get "caned" in both contests, it will spark another round of concern in the parliamentary party.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2022

Later in the century, a variety of chairs found their way to Virginia, caned chairs, leather chairs and Turkey-work chairs.

From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Annie Lash Jester

To him, the caning was in principle no different.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

In Singapore, someone convicted of voyeurism can face up to two years in jail, fines, caning, or a combination of these penalties.

From BBC May 2, 2023

“Miracle on 34th Street” probably was the first movie to give the commercialism of the holidays a stiff caning as we watch mega-department stores Gimbel’s and Macy’s try to outdo each other in Christmas sales.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2022

If Sietsema gave a brutal caning to a new spot you’d probably look askance if you found out that he owned a place across the street.

From Fox News Dec. 31, 2018

The next one had on it: Why has south eastern Alaska so many caning factories?

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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