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

Your uncle had a whangee with him.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

When I say we arrived, I mean that Laxey had an eight-yard putt from a good lie—an easy proposition with the whangee putter—and I was ten yards away in as wicked a little crevice as you could wish to find.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg