Cane
121cane fencing — ▪ self defense (French canne), the art of defending oneself with a walking stick, developed in France by the 16th century but little practiced after the beginning of the 20th. In cane fencing, unlike singlestick, the thrust was as important …
122cane furniture — furniture in which a mesh of split canes is stretched over parts of the framework, principally on the backs and seats of chairs. It was made in India as early as the 2nd century AD and was also known in China. Cane was imported into Europe… …
123cane chair — noun : a chair having cane in the seat or back * * * a chair, the back and seat of which are made of interlaced strips of cane. [1690 1700] * * * cane chair, a chair with the seat made of cane strips. * * * n. a chair with a seat made of woven… …
124Cane Creek Township, Butler County, Missouri — Infobox Settlement official name = Cane Creek Township settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… …
125cane toad — /ˈkeɪn toʊd/ (say kayn tohd) noun 1. a large toad, Bufo marinus, native to South America and introduced into Queensland in an unsuccessful attempt to control sugarcane insect pests; now itself a pest; bufo. 2. Colloquial a player for the… …
126cane sugar — noun 1. sucrose obtained from sugar cane • Hypernyms: ↑carbohydrate, ↑saccharide, ↑sugar • Hyponyms: ↑demerara 2. sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent • Hypernyms: ↑sugar …
127cane rat — noun Etymology: so called from its feeding on sugarcane 1. : a large ratlike African rodent (Thryonomys swinderianus or related species) that is related to the porcupine called also ground pig 2. : hutia * * * cane rat noun A tropical African rat …
128cane cutter — canecutter cane cut ter, cane cutter cane cut ter(k[=a]n k[u^]t [ e]r), n. a type of rabbit ({Sylvilagus aquaticus}) inhabiting southeastern U.S. swamps and lowlands; called also {swamp rabbit}. Syn: swamp rabbit, swamp hare. [WordNet 1.5] …
