whangee

[ hwang-gee, wang- ]

/ ʰwæŋˈgi, wæŋ- /

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noun

a bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys, of China.

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

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Origin of whangee

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

Words nearby whangee

whammy bar, whanau, whang, Whangarei, whangdoodle, whangee, whap, whapper, whapping, whare, wharenui

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How to use whangee in a sentence

I then took my nice little steel whangee, beautifully polished, and tickled the delinquent.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 4, 1920|Various
He was subjected to a long insolent scrutiny, a whangee cane smote him sharply across the back.
The Bright Shawl|Joseph Hergesheimer
Besides, he once licked the stuffing out of me with a whangee.
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for whangee

whangee

/ (wæŋˈiː) /

noun

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

a cane or walking stick made from the stem of any of these plants

Word Origin for whangee

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

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