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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To complicate matters, Ivan could use only one arm — the other would be holding the cane as part of his act.
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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
Avoid wounding the cane, which allows penetration and infection by disease.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, dachshunds are at a nearly two-decade peak, the cane corso is making moves, and there’s a new breed in the mix.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
The main difference is the cane identifies obstacles.
—Rachel Chang and Thomas Panek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
By tapping and touching, the sightless person does not feel the cane per se but the objects—the curb, the doorway—that are felt through the tool, in the same way sighted people experience these objects through their eyes.
—Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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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
Avoid wounding the cane, which allows penetration and infection by disease.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, dachshunds are at a nearly two-decade peak, the cane corso is making moves, and there’s a new breed in the mix.
—Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
The main difference is the cane identifies obstacles.
—Rachel Chang and Thomas Panek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2024
By tapping and touching, the sightless person does not feel the cane per se but the objects—the curb, the doorway—that are felt through the tool, in the same way sighted people experience these objects through their eyes.
—Chip Colwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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“The cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cane. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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