large cane
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It began with Jean Baptiste Lully, who, as an early ensemble conductor, clobbered his toe with the large cane he used to gesture toward his 24 violins.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was dusk now, and when Harry went to his room he lit a couple of candles and seated himself in a large cane arm-chair and opened his letters.
From The Treasure of the Incas by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
He used a very large cane, and walked from the chair to the house, resenting any assistance.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
“Take that chair, Mr Glanton,” Miss Sewin went on, pointing to a large cane chair on the verandah.
From A Frontier Mystery by Bertram Mitford
Pace stood by the gate with a large cane, but made no resistance; in fact, he was not a bad man, but was being misled by evil company.
From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Alfred Henry Lewis
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