split cane

noun

angling bamboo split into strips of triangular section, tapered, and glued to form a stiff but flexible hexagonal rod: used, esp formerly, for making fishing rods

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How to use split cane in a sentence

Rods of split cane are very largely used, and as they are light and strong have much to recommend them.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | Various
On the other hand, to fish for tyee with a highly finished 18-foot split cane, or other make of rod, seemed to me out of place.
Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland | John Rogers
The split-cane baskets, which are smaller and more neatly woven, are used in the house for all sorts of domestic purposes.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras | Thomas William Francis Gann
The floor is of split cane, elevated a few feet from the earth, which secures ventilation and cleanliness.
Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons | Arabella W. Stuart
Split-cane rods appear to be much on the increase, but they are rather expensive.
Red Palmer: A Practical Treatise on Fly Fishing | James Tayler

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