the cane

noun

: a form of punishment in which a person is hit with a cane or stick
In the past, some teachers would resort to the cane when students misbehaved.

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Prosecutors said Korosa, who was wearing a walking boot on his foot and using a cane, struck the man on his back and head with the cane, causing the man to fall down the stairs and drop the boy. Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Trump has applied pressure on various companies to push his opposition to DEI initiatives, encourage domestic manufacturing and infrastructure and even get Coca-Cola to bring the cane sugar version of its flagship product to the U.S. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 First it was passed through large wooden or metal rollers in which the cane was crushed so as to squeeze out all the juice. Literary Hub, 29 July 2025 On the other hand, an amendment would allow many 13-year-olds to hit the cane fields and construction scaffolds on their summer break. Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025 With no major predators and a devastating effect on native reptile species, the cane toad turned into a case study for invasive species. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025 There’s precedent for this kind of genetic hegemony beyond the cane toad. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Most distilleries, however, have little direct control over how the cane is cultivated and how the molasses is made. Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Cane Toads Perhaps the cane toad could have a death match showdown with the Cuban tree frog? Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025

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“The cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cane. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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