whangee

[ hwang-gee, wang- ]

noun

1. a bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys, of China.
2. a walking stick or cane made from the stem of this plant.

whangee

/ wæŋˈiː /

noun

1. any tall woody grass of the S and SE Asian genus Phyllostachys, grown for its stems, which are used for bamboo canes and as a source of paper pulp
2. a cane or walking stick made from the stem of any of these plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of whangee¹

1780–90; < Chinese huáng hard bamboo + -ee < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of whangee¹

C19: probably from Chinese (Mandarin) huangli, from huang yellow + li bamboo cane

Example Sentences

I then took my nice little steel whangee, beautifully polished, and tickled the delinquent.

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He was subjected to a long insolent scrutiny, a whangee cane smote him sharply across the back.

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Besides, he once licked the stuffing out of me with a whangee.

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