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n.a small bamboo (Arundinaria tecta) native to the SE U.S.
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switch cane
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switch cane — ☆ switch cane n. a small bamboo (Arundinaria tecta) native to the SE U.S … English World dictionary
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
switch cane — didžioji arundinarija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos bambukinių pošeimio pašarinis augalas (Arundinaria gigantea), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Arundinaria gigantea; Arundinaria gigantea subsp. tecta;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
switch cane. — See under cane (def. 5). [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
switch cane. — See under cane (def. 5). [1835 45, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
cane — canelike, adj. cany, adj. /kayn/, n., v., caned, caning. n. 1. a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick. 2. a long, hollow or pithy, jointed woody stem, as that of bamboo, rattan, sugar cane, and certain palms. 3. a… … Universalium
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
switch — switchable, adj. switcher, n. switchlike, adj. /swich/, n. 1. a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used esp. in whipping or disciplining. 2. an act of whipping or beating with or as with such an object; a stroke, lash, or whisking movement. 3. a … Universalium
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
