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
As a matter of fact, she closed the glass door behind him, and motioned him to be seated in one of the large cane chairs before her.
From The Coming Conquest of England by August Niemann
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
The porter, instead of replying, examined with much contempt the white beard, the threadbare coat, and the old hat of the stranger, who held in his hand a large cane.
From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue
“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
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