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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 in1350ā1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin canna, from Greek kĆ”nna, from Semitic; compare Akkadian qanÅ«, Hebrew qÄneh āreedā
OTHER WORDS FROM cane
canelike, adjectivecany, adjectivereĀ·cane, verb (used with object), reĀ·caned, reĀ·canĀ·ing.unĀ·caned, adjectiveWords nearby cane
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British Dictionary definitions for cane (1 of 2)
cane1
/ (keÉŖn) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of cane
caner, nounWord Origin for cane
C14: from Old French, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic qanÄh 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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