whangee

American  

[hwang-gee, wang-] / ʰwæŋˈgi, wæŋ- /

noun

1. a bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys, of China.

2. a walking stick or cane made from the stem of this plant.

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whangee British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of whangee

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

Example Sentences

Mallory Ortberg: “Jeeves, bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, and the old green Homburg. I’m going into the Park to do pastoral dances.”

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2017

Then bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, and the old green Homburg.

From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

We tossed for clubs, and as I won I picked a driver and a hockey stick, leaving Laxey a brassie and a putter head tied to a whangee cane that gave it plenty of whip.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-04 by Various

Your uncle had a whangee with him, and the episode remains photographically lined on the tablets of my mind when a yesterday has faded from its page.

From The Little Warrior by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)