switch cane


noun

See under cane(def 5).

Origin of switch cane

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Definition for switch cane (2 of 2)

cane
[ keyn ]
/ keɪn /

noun

verb (used with object), caned, can·ing.

to flog with a cane.
to furnish or make with cane: to cane chairs.

Origin of cane

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin canna < Greek kánna < Semitic; compare Akkadian qanū, Hebrew qāneh reed

OTHER WORDS FROM cane

cane·like, adjective can·y, adjective re·cane, verb (used with object), re·caned, re·can·ing. un·caned, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for switch cane (1 of 2)

cane 1
/ (keɪn) /

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of cane

caner, noun

Word Origin for cane

C14: from Old French, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic qanāh reed

British Dictionary definitions for switch cane (2 of 2)

cane 2
/ (keɪn) /

noun

dialect a female weasel

Word Origin for cane

C18: of unknown origin