canes

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the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make furniture or support other plants in the garden

a long stick used especially by old, ill, or blind people to help them walk

a long, thin stick used, especially in the past, to punish someone by hitting them

to hit someone with a long, thin stick as a punishment

the long, hollow stems of particular plants such as bamboo:

[ U ] Chair seats are often woven out of cane.

A cane is also a walking stick with a curved handle, used to help someone walk.