Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Filled with white matter; made white; mothery: said of vinegar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Prov. Eng. Filled with white flakes; mothery; -- said vinegar when containing mother.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cane . - adjective UK, dialect Filled with
white flakes ;mothery ; said ofvinegar when containing mother.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I almost got "caned" twice but I don't remember if it was actually carried through.
Breakfast Memories 2005
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In this hot climate, the cats appropriate all caned furniture during the summer.
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A few recalled memorable collective punishment: a whole class getting caned, one by one, for substandard academic performance, or because one miscreant declined to come forward.
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- An American who already may be caned for overstaying his visa in Singapore was charged with fraud Friday for allegedly scamming an Australian man out of thousands of dollars.
Kamari Charlton, Former Florida State Football Player, Faces Caning in Singapore The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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A few recalled memorable collective punishment: a whole class getting caned, one by one, for substandard academic performance, or because one miscreant declined to come forward.
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I'll bet they were originally caned/rushed chairs until the bottoms rotted out, then they made quick makeshift bottoms as you see here.
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- An American who already may be caned for overstaying his visa in Singapore was charged with fraud Friday for allegedly scamming an Australian man out of thousands of dollars.
Kamari Charlton, Former Florida State Football Player, Faces Caning in Singapore The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Yes | No | Report from wildcaller11 wrote 1 day 19 hours ago during the summer, wad up some caned cat food and sand into a ball and toss it near where you want to fish. this will attract bait fish, in turn attracting big fish.
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I'm wondering whether it might have been caned (sheet cane or woven cane).
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Yes | No | Report from wildcaller11 wrote 1 day 19 hours ago during the summer, wad up some caned cat food and sand into a ball and toss it near where you want to fish. this will attract bait fish, in turn attracting big fish.
jinglebelljosie commented on the word caned
drunk or stoned
June 13, 2009