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Meanings of caning in English
Catalan
vímet 
Craft of weaving seats for chairs and other wood-framed furniture from rattan or similar materials.
Synonyms
Examples for "wicker"
Examples for "wicker"
1
She was seated in one of the wicker chairs, chin in hand.
2
A wicker cage, with a lark in it, hung in the window.
3
Lord Monckton dropped back into the wicker chair, in the deep shadow.
4
Two men were lounging comfortably in wide wicker chairs on the veranda.
5
The wicker chair was close beside the table and she sat down.
1
For the rest, it consisted of the wickerwork huts of the natives.
2
Folded up, they resemble Victorian laundry hampers, all wickerwork and striped ticking.
3
We are alone with our wickerwork house in an unfathomable vault.
4
Bobby howled at the indignity, and struggled and tore at the stout wickerwork.
5
I suppose you're going to tell me it looks like a wickerwork basket.
Usage of caning in English
1
An extensive system of clothes-borrowing was instituted for those anticipating a caning.
2
I ordered them an immediate caning, Mr Carnaby, and not mental torture.
3
Of course they all assumed that I was threatening her with a caning.
4
My first experience of a caning was for talking in class.
5
As for the caning, I thought nothing at all of that.
6
She decided not to dwell on the horror of the caning.
7
Or I shall be tempted to sentence you to a caning.
8
There was plenty of caning, but no bullying, and Latin was well taught.
9
Twelve o'clock came, and Duncan and Eric received a severe caning.
10
Previously, public caning has been livestreamed and uploaded on the Internet, drawing international criticism.
11
Is there not a case for a return to caning?
12
Refers to the recent caning of American Michael Fay for spray-painting a car there.
13
The whole chair bottom was made out of one strip just like in caning.
14
She spent all of life cooking, washing, sewing and caning.
15
It all came about thanks to a caning they delivered the Black Caps overnight.
16
Mr Najib might be exempt from caning because he is over the age of 50.
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