caning

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noun

  1. the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.

  2. woven cane for seats of chairs or the like.

  1. a beating with a cane.

Origin of caning

1
First recorded in 1705–15; cane + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for caning

caning

/ (ˈkeɪnɪŋ) /

noun

  1. a beating with a cane as a punishment

  2. informal a severe defeat

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