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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Cane
     a tall sedgy plant with a hollow stem, growing in moist places.
     In Isa. 43:24; Jer. 6:20, the Hebrew word _kaneh_ is thus
     rendered, giving its name to the plant. It is rendered "reed" in
     1 Kings 14:15; Job 40:21; Isa. 19:6; 35:7. In Ps. 68:30 the
     expression "company of spearmen" is in the margin and the
     Revised Version "beasts of the reeds," referring probably to the
     crocodile or the hippopotamus as a symbol of Egypt. In 2 Kings
     18:21; Isa. 36:6; Ezek. 29:6, 7, the reference is to the weak,
     fragile nature of the reed. (See CALAMUS.)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne,
     L. canna, fr. Gr. ka`nna, ka`nnh; prob. of Semitic origin;
     cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. Canister, canon, 1st
     Cannon.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of
            Calamus and D[ae]manorops, having very long,
            smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
        (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and
            bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
        (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,
            the canes of a raspberry.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.
                                                    --B. Jonson.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In the Southern United States great cane is the
           Arundinaria macrosperma, and small cane is.
           Arundinaria tecta.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
        made of one of the species of cane.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign
              The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A local European measure of length. See Canna.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Cane borer (Zo["o].), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which,
        in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes
        or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
  
     Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the
        manufacture of sugar.
  
     Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar
        cane, used for fuel, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caned (k[=a]nd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Caning.]
     1. To beat with a cane. --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane
        chairs.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cane \Cane\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Caning.]
     1. To beat with a cane. --Macaulay.
  
     2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane
        chairs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cane \Cane\, n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna,
     fr. Gr. ?, ?; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh
     reed. Cf. Canister, canon, 1st Cannon.]
     1. (Bot.)
        (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of
            Calamus and D[ae]manorops, having very long,
            smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
        (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and
            bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
        (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,
            the canes of a raspberry.
  
                  Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.
                                                    --B. Jonson.
  
     Note: In the Southern United States great cane is the
           Arundinaria macrosperma, and small cane is. A.
           tecta.
  
     2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
        made of one the species of cane.
  
              Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.
  
     3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
  
              Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign The
              flying skirmish of the darted cane.   --Dryden.
  
     4. A local European measure of length. See Canna.
  
     Cane borer (Zo["o].), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which,
        in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes
        or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
  
     Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the
        manufacture of sugar.
  
     Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar
        cane, used for fuel, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cane
       n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
       2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds,
          rattans, or sugar cane
       3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
       v : beat with a cane [syn: flog, lambaste, lambast]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετ πουλί fr) η θηλυκή πάπια
     Ιταλικά n.
     (ετ θηλαστικό it) ο σκύλος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     French n.
     duck (gloss: female duck)
     Italian a.
     1 freezing, biting (q: of cold)
     2 terrible, dreadful, awful (q: of pain)
     Italian n.
     1 dog, male dog
     2 (lb it firearms) hammer
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it cano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it cana)
     Middle English alt.
     1 bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar simple-stemmed plant
     2 the stem or stalk of such a plant, often used to write with
     3 (lb enm rare) a metal implement used for surgery
     4 (lb enm rare) a bodily passage or tube, such as the trachea
     Middle English n.
     1 bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar simple-stemmed plant
     2 the stem or stalk of such a plant, often used to write with
     3 (lb enm rare) a metal implement used for surgery
     4 (lb enm rare) a bodily passage or tube, such as the trachea
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm canne)
     Old French n.
     tube
     Venetian n.
     (plural of vec cana)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Cane
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  CanE
     n.
     (lb en linguistics) (abbreviation of en Canadian English)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     n.
     1 A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem
  thereof
     2 # (lb en uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant
  such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
     3 # (lb en uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in
  the grass family Gramineae; a reed
     4 # (lb en uncountable) sugar cane
     5 # (lb en US Southern) maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants
  are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar
     6 The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
     7 # (lb en countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or
  bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
     8 # (lb en with "the") Corporal punishment by beating with
  a cane.
     9 # A lance or dart made of cane
     10 a rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
     11 # (lb en countable) A strong short staff used for support or
  decoration during walking; a walking stick
     12 # (lb en countable glassblowing) A length of colored and/or
  patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called
  caneworking
     13 # (lb en countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly
  white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons
  for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles
  in their path
     14 (lb en uncountable) split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry
  and the like
     15 A local European measure of length; the canna.
     vb.
     1 to strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
     2 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to destroy; to comprehensively
  defeat
     3 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to do something well, in a
  competent fashion
     4 (lb en UK slang intransitive) to produce extreme pain
     5 (lb en transitive) To make or furnish with cane or rattan.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Cane
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  CanE
     n.
     (lb en linguistics) (abbreviation of en Canadian English)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     Italian a.
     1 freezing, biting (q: of cold)
     2 terrible, dreadful, awful (q: of pain)
     Italian n.
     1 dog, male dog
     2 (lb it firearms) hammer
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it cano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it cana)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la canis  abl s)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la canō  2 s pres actv impr)
     n.
     1 A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem
  thereof
     2 # (lb en uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant
  such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
     3 # (lb en uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in
  the grass family Gramineae; a reed
     4 # (lb en uncountable) sugar cane
     5 # (lb en US Southern) maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants
  are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar
     6 The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
     7 # (lb en countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or
  bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
     8 # (lb en with "the") Corporal punishment by beating with
  a cane.
     9 # A lance or dart made of cane
     10 a rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
     11 # (lb en countable) A strong short staff used for support or
  decoration during walking; a walking stick
     12 # (lb en countable glassblowing) A length of colored and/or
  patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called
  caneworking
     13 # (lb en countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly
  white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons
  for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles
  in their path
     14 (lb en uncountable) split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry
  and the like
     15 A local European measure of length; the canna.
     vb.
     1 to strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
     2 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to destroy; to comprehensively
  defeat
     3 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to do something well, in a
  competent fashion
     4 (lb en UK slang intransitive) to produce extreme pain
     5 (lb en transitive) To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
     Sardinian n.
     (lb sc Logudorese Nuorese) dog

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Cane
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  CanE
     n.
     (lb en linguistics) (abbreviation of en Canadian English)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     Italian a.
     1 freezing, biting (q: of cold)
     2 terrible, dreadful, awful (q: of pain)
     Italian n.
     1 dog, male dog
     2 (lb it firearms) hammer
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it cano  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it cana)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la canis  abl s)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la canō  2 s pres actv impr)
     n.
     1 A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem
  thereof
     2 # (lb en uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant
  such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
     3 # (lb en uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in
  the grass family Gramineae; a reed
     4 # (lb en uncountable) sugar cane
     5 # (lb en US Southern) maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants
  are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar
     6 The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool
     7 # (lb en countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or
  bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
     8 # (lb en with "the") Corporal punishment by beating with
  a cane.
     9 # A lance or dart made of cane
     10 a rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane
     11 # (lb en countable) A strong short staff used for support or
  decoration during walking; a walking stick
     12 # (lb en countable glassblowing) A length of colored and/or
  patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called
  caneworking
     13 # (lb en countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly
  white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons
  for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles
  in their path
     14 (lb en uncountable) split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry
  and the like
     15 A local European measure of length; the canna.
     vb.
     1 to strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
     2 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to destroy; to comprehensively
  defeat
     3 (lb en British New Zealand slang) to do something well, in a
  competent fashion
     4 (lb en UK slang intransitive) to produce extreme pain
     5 (lb en transitive) To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
     Sardinian n.
     (lb sc Logudorese Nuorese) dog

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Cane
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  CanE
     n.
     (lb en linguistics) (abbreviation of en Canadian English)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     Italia n.
     1 koira
     2 hana (aseen osa)
     Latina n.
     (la-s-taivm 3 c an e canis)
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 3 c an e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cane
     Italienska n.
     (tagg kat=djur språk=it) hund
     Latin n.
     (böjning la subst canis)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  cane /kˈeɪn/
  stok

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cane /kˈeɪn/
  القصب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cane //keɪn// 
  1. пръчка
  a short wooden or bamboo rod or stick used for corporal punishment
  2. бастун
  long collapsible rod used by vision impaired people
  3. тръстика 2.
  plant itself
   3.
  slender flexible stem of plants such as bamboo
  4. бой с пръчка
  the cane: corporal punishment consisting of a beating with a cane

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cane //keɪn// 
  бия с пръчка
  to beat with a cane