the cane
noun
: a form of punishment in which a person is hit with a cane or stick
In the past, some teachers would resort to the cane when students misbehaved.
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While the cane toad was introduced as a form of pest control for human benefit, here the Malaysian micro-wasp would be used mainly to help return the red crab population to its old numbers.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The collection’s footwear, with its buckled, strappy knee-high boots, directly mirrored the cane ceiling’s latticework, while elsewhere, garments paid tribute to the 60s’ iconic nipped waists and A-line silhouettes.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
By the early 2000s, estimates put the cane toad population in the country at over 200 million.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Conservationists are currently experimenting with a chemical bait that attracts the cane toad tadpole (but not its froggy counterparts) and then traps them so they can be humanely disposed of.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
To complicate matters, Ivan could use only one arm — the other would be holding the cane as part of his act.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Ivan would have to find a way to reach into his pocket while holding both the cane and the passport.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The distance between their beds, police said, was about 23 inches and the cane was 32 inches long.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
Men cut the cane, and women tie and slack the bundles.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 27 Mar. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The collection’s footwear, with its buckled, strappy knee-high boots, directly mirrored the cane ceiling’s latticework, while elsewhere, garments paid tribute to the 60s’ iconic nipped waists and A-line silhouettes.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
By the early 2000s, estimates put the cane toad population in the country at over 200 million.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Conservationists are currently experimenting with a chemical bait that attracts the cane toad tadpole (but not its froggy counterparts) and then traps them so they can be humanely disposed of.
—Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
To complicate matters, Ivan could use only one arm — the other would be holding the cane as part of his act.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Ivan would have to find a way to reach into his pocket while holding both the cane and the passport.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The distance between their beds, police said, was about 23 inches and the cane was 32 inches long.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
Men cut the cane, and women tie and slack the bundles.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 27 Mar. 2024
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“The cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cane. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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