cane
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /
noun
verb (used with object), caned, can·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 kánna, from Semitic; compare Akkadian qanū, Hebrew qāneh “reed”
OTHER WORDS FROM cane
canelike, adjectivecany, adjectivere·cane, verb (used with object), re·caned, re·can·ing.un·caned, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for cane (1 of 2)
cane1
/ (keɪn) /
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 qanāh reed
British Dictionary definitions for cane (2 of 2)
cane2
/ (keɪn) /
noun
dialect a female weasel
Word Origin for cane
C18: of unknown origin
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