cane

Pronunciation: US [keɪn] UK [keɪn]

Synonyms

n.	1. the hard light stem of some plants, especially bamboo; the stems of some plants dried and woven together to make furniture 2. a long thin stick that someone uses to help them walk, especially one with a curved handle; a stick used for punishing children in schools; a punishment given to children in schools in which they are hit with a cane
v.	1. to punish a child in school by hitting them with a stick