Meaning

noun a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

verb beat with a cane

noun a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

originFrom Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doublet of canna and kaneh. Related to channel and canal.

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