walking cane

walking cane
A cane, a walking stick usually about hip high and often with a handle or formed handgrip on its upper end, made of a suitable material affording strength and rigidity or flexibility. Sometimes carried mainly as a fashion accessory or occasionally as a defensive weapon.

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  • walking-cane — walkˈing stick, walkˈing cane or walkˈing staff noun A stick, cane or staff used for support in walking • • • Main Entry: ↑walk …   Useful english dictionary

  • walking stick — 1. a stick carried when walking; cane 2. any of various elongated, wingless, phasmid insects resembling a twig, esp. a North American species (Diapheromera femorata) feeding on plants: also walkingstick n …   English World dictionary

  • Cane gun — A cane gun is a walking cane with a hidden gun built into it. Cane guns were used as last resort emergency weapons. Cane guns now are very rare to find and are mostly in the hands of private collectors and museums. Cane guns were usually fitted… …   Wikipedia

  • walking stick — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cane, crutch, staff; see stick . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A fairly long straight piece of solid material used especially as a support in walking: cane, staff, stave, stick. See MACHINE …   English dictionary for students

  • Walking stick — may also refer to a stick insect, of the Order Phasmatodea, which uses camouflage to resemble a stick or twig. A walking stick is a tool used by many people to assist walking. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes, even leading some people …   Wikipedia

  • cane — [kān] n. [ME & OFr canne < It canna < L, reed, cane < Gr kanna; prob. < Assyr qanū (or Heb qaneh), tube, reed < Sumerian gin] 1. the slender, jointed, usually flexible stem of any of certain plants, as bamboo or rattan 2. any plant …   English World dictionary

  • cane — late 14c., from O.Fr. cane reed, cane, spear (13c., Mod.Fr. canne), from L. canna reed, cane, from Gk. kanna, perhaps from Assyrian qanu tube, reed (Cf. Hebrew qaneh, Arabic qanah reed ), from Sumerian gin reed. But Tucker finds this borrowing… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cane — (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar palms,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cane borer — Cane Cane (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cane mill — Cane Cane (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. ka nna, ka nnh; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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