cane
noun
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
caned
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past participleof cane.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cane.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
canenouna stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Example Sentences
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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
"They went to Aston Villa, got caned and never recovered," said BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore of a 4-0 hammering at Villa Park in March.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 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
We have ourselves been caned severely in passing through a wood by the rebound, the recalcitration we may call it, of elastic branches which we had displaced.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
