Caneology
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The disciplinary practice of caning. humorous, obsolete, uncountable
"My uncle was universally acknowledged to be as deeply skilled in caneology as any one, Dr. Arbuthnot not excepted, whose science on important questions was quoted even after his death; for his collection of the various-headed sticks and canes, from the time of the first Charles, taken together, was unrivalled."
Example
More examples"My uncle was universally acknowledged to be as deeply skilled in caneology as any one, Dr. Arbuthnot not excepted, whose science on important questions was quoted even after his death; for his collection of the various-headed sticks and canes, from the time of the first Charles, taken together, was unrivalled."
Etymology
From cane + -ology.
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