switch cane

switch cane
n.
a small bamboo (Arundinaria tecta) native to the SE U.S.

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  • switch cane — noun small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States • Syn: ↑small cane, ↑Arundinaria tecta • Hypernyms: ↑bamboo • Member Holonyms: ↑Arundinaria, ↑genus Arundinaria * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • switch cane. — See under cane (def. 5). [1835 45, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Switch — Switch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Switched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Switching}.] 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. [1913 Webster] 3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • switch — /swɪtʃ / (say swich) noun 1. a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping, beating, etc. 2. the act of switching; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 3. a slender growing shoot, as of a plant. 4. a separate bunch or tress… …  

  • Switch (rod) — other uses| Switch (disambiguation)A switch is a flexible rod, typically used for corporal punishment of the birching type, called switching after it, especially when using a single branch: multiple branches are rather called a rod , a less… …   Wikipedia

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