cane

     

A cane is a long, straight wooen stick, generally of bamboo, Malacca (rattan) or some similar plant, mainly used as a support, such as a walking stick, or as an instrument of punishment. Depending on the use, it is left in its natural state or improved (e.g., smoothened, varnished).

Trivia about cane

  • A walking stick that probably isn't made of candy
  • In 1856 South Carolina Rep. Brooks gave Massachusetts Sen. Sumner a notorious beating with this
  • This material used for making baskets comes from the core of the rattan palm
  • Prop for Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew at a glass-making factory) Also a type of plant stem, it's the glass-blowing term for a long, thin rod

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