Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun something made of interlaced slender branches of especially willow.
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- verb Present participle of
cane . - noun a
beating with acane
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
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Examples
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Mr. Goon was too upset even to get angry over Fatty's persistence in calling the caning an attack "What am I to do?
Separate Douglas Light 2010
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When they reached it, the wag-at-the-wall clock was just striking nine, and Jean, her morning work done, was "caning" the hearth with blue chalk as
The Scotch Twins Lucy Fitch Perkins 1901
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Teachers in Bangladesh often resort to physical punishment, such as caning and slapping, to discipline pupils despite a 1995 government order banning it.
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It can't be worth whatever this 'caning' thing is they're talking about.
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United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the death penalty, for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the
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Fricker has appealed the jail term but faces caning which is mandatory for vandalism in Singapore.
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United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the death penalty, for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the
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United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the death penalty, for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the
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United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the death penalty, for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Jpatt 2010
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United States and strictly imposes harsh physical punishment, such as caning and the death penalty, for crimes that are not punished so harshly in the
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Mudkiep 2010
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