large cane
Americannoun
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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.
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Before the fire in a large cane chair sat an old man with a white beard, and his head covered with a black skull cap.
From Nobody's Boy Sans Famille by Crewe-Jones, Florence
“Take that chair, Mr Glanton,” Miss Sewin went on, pointing to a large cane chair on the verandah.
From A Frontier Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
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 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The next day we marched on, and at night took up camp near a large cane brake.
From A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. by Crockett, Davy
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