Caning

/ˈkeɪnɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cane form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"All my youth, I saw the caning repair of chairs, in the same spirit, the same heart, and the same hand as the past craftsmen who built the cathedrals."

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