canecutter

or cane cut·ter

[ keyn-kuht-er ]

/ ˈkeɪnˌkʌt ər /

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noun

any of several species of large cottontails inhabiting swamps or marshes.

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Nearby words

cane reed, cane sugar, cane toad, canea, canebrake, canecutter, canegrub, canella, caner, canes venatici, canescent

Origin of canecutter

1835–45, Americanism, for earlier sense; cane + cutter

Also called swamp rabbit.

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Examples from the Web for cane-cutter

A man went into the yard of Byde Mill plantation, flourishing a cane-cutter, and bearing a red flag.
The West Indies and the Spanish Main [1899]|James Rodway