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a stick used to support a person while walking
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He leaned on his cane while walking down the street.
The elderly woman uses a cane for balance.
02
riet, stengel
the stiff and hollow stem of some tall plants such as sugar cane or bamboo
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The farmer harvested the sugar cane, cutting down the tall stalks to extract the sweet juice.
De boer oogstte het suikerriet, waarbij hij de hoge stengels afsneed om het zoete sap te extraheren.
The bamboo cane was used to construct a simple and sturdy garden trellis.
De bamboeriets werd gebruikt om een eenvoudig en stevig tuintrellis te bouwen.
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a long, thin, stiff stem of certain plants, such as bamboo or sugarcane, often used to support other plants or as material for objects
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Gardeners tied tomato plants to canes.
The basket is woven from rattan cane.
04
a thin, stiff switch used historically to punish students by striking
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The teacher carried a cane for discipline.
In some schools, children were punished with a cane.
to cane
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to strike someone with a cane, usually as a form of punishment
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The student was caned for misbehaving.
Corporal punishment involved caning in some schools.
