Malacca cane

American  

noun

1. a cane or walking stick made of the brown, often mottled or clouded stem of an East Indian rattan palm, Calamus scipionum.

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Etymology

Origin of Malacca cane

First recorded in 1835–45

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Malacca cane

Ray says John F Kennedy liked a Malacca cane handle with a gold collar on his brolly when he was US president.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2014

Malacca cane, topped by a crutch-shaped gold head.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a Malacca cane, I remember, with a big ivory knob on it, and he washed it night and morning as if it were a baby.

From Mrs. Tree by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

The one thing in good condition about him was the Malacca cane he carried, which had a carved jade handle, and was altogether out of keeping with his general appearance.

From Harvest by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Ritter habitually carries this Malacca cane, and the cunning of Mirsky at once suggests that this tube should be made in outward fac-simile.

From Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Morrison, Arthur