switch cane

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Definitions of switch cane words

noun switch cane a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick. 1
noun switch cane a long, hollow or pithy, jointed woody stem, as that of bamboo, rattan, sugar cane, and certain palms. 1
noun switch cane a plant having such a stem. 1
noun switch cane split rattan woven or interlaced for chair seats, wickerwork, etc. 1
noun switch cane any of several tall bamboolike grasses, especially of the genus Arundinaria, as A. gigantea (cane reed, large cane, giant cane, or southern cane) and A. tecta (small cane or switch cane) of the southern U.S. 1
noun switch cane the stem of a raspberry or blackberry. 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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