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cane

[ keyn ]
/ keÉŖn /
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noun
verb (used with object), caned, canĀ·ing.
to flog with a cane.
to furnish or make with cane: to cane chairs.
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Origin of cane

First recorded in1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin canna, from Greek kĆ”nna, from Semitic; compare Akkadian qanÅ«, Hebrew qāneh ā€œreedā€

OTHER WORDS FROM cane

canelike, adjectivecany, adjectivereĀ·cane, verb (used with object), reĀ·caned, reĀ·canĀ·ing.unĀ·caned, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cane (1 of 2)

cane1
/ (keÉŖn) /

noun
verb (tr)

Derived forms of cane

caner, noun

Word Origin for cane

C14: from Old French, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic qanāh reed

British Dictionary definitions for cane (2 of 2)

cane2
/ (keÉŖn) /

noun
dialect a female weasel

Word Origin for cane

C18: of unknown origin
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