caning

[key-ning]

noun

1. the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.

2. woven cane for seats of chairs or the like.

3. a beating with a cane.

caning

/ ˈkeɪnɪŋ /

noun

1. a beating with a cane as a punishment

2. informal,  a severe defeat

Word History and Origins

Origin of caning¹

First recorded in 1705–15; cane + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

These include stiffer fines, longer jail terms and even caning.

From BBC

"Everyone was caning me yesterday saying he's better than me so I had to do something today."

From BBC

But his career change was also prompted by his 1994 conviction for caning children at the private school he ran with his then wife in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland.

From BBC

The 30-year-old had denied killing or injuring her son, who had suffered extensive and excruciating burns to his bottom half, but admitted caning him in accordance with her religious beliefs.

From BBC

“Well, we looked into the rules, and you know, you used to be able to cane,” Mullin said, referring to the infamous 1856 caning of Republican senator Charles Sumner, Mass., over Sumner's anti-slavery views.

From Salon

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