cane
noun
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Example Sentences
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Elderly and propping himself up with canes, he said this conflict was of a different magnitude.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Some guests will be elderly with walkers and canes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
Those costs will rise as France ages into dentures and canes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
And he swung both boys into the wheelbarrow and planted them on top of the culled canes.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
