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caning 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/kān/,
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caned, past tense; caned, past participle; canes, 3rd person singular present; caning, present participle;
  1. Beat with a cane as a punishment

  2. Make or repair (furniture) with cane
    • - armchairs with caned seats
  1. wicker: work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
  2. Caning is a form of corporal punishment (see that article for generalities and alternatives) consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hand(s) (on the palm). ...
  3. In the context of furniture, caning is a method of weaving chair seats and other furniture. Caning material is wicker such as cane, or it is derived from the skin of rattan vines native to Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. Some vines reach 500 feet in length. ...
  4. A beating with a cane
  5. (Caned) Very drunk, or suffering from the effects of something a little stronger...
  6. (Caned) Under the influence of cannabis, stoned.
  7. Weaving or interlacing of narrow strips of the skin of the rattan palm to form chair seats, backs or sides.
  8. Caning is created by interlacing the flexible stems of reeds or rattan (climbing palms of tropical Asia) to form the backs and seats of chairs, benches and daybeds. It is light, durable and insect resistant. ...
  9. A woven chair seat that utilizes thin strips from the outer layer of rattan vines. Caning is usually woven in an octagonal pattern on a flat chair frame.
  10. 1. a beating; physical attack. 2. harsh rebuff or verbal abuse. 3. rough treatment; abuse. 4. a sound defeat: e.g., Our team copped a caning in the finals. (equivalent of American 'took a hiding'.)
  11. split rattan or similar material soaked, woven and dried in place, commonly used to cover chair seats and backs.
  12. Furniture term for woven strips of rattan used for chair, sofa, and couch backs and seats. First used in chairs in the mid-seventeenth century.
  13. n. a punishment for crimes employed in certain Asian countries (notably Singapore) even for misdemeanors (lesser crimes) in which the convicted defendant receives several lashes with a flexible "cane" meted out by a husky and skilled whipper. ...