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cane knife

cane knife noun: a large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane.

cane knife: a large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane
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Noun

cane knife (plural cane knives)

  1. A large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane.
    • The stripping, topping, and cutting of the cane are usually accomplished by hand with a cane knife. This implement has a small hook at the tip of the back of the blade that helps in raking or beating off the leaves[…]1917, Peter A. Yoder, Sugar-cane Culture for Sirup Production in the United States, page 24

Forms of cane knife

pluralcane knives

Questions about cane knife

What does cane knife mean?
Cane knife means a large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane.
What part of speech is cane knife?
Cane knife is a noun.
What is the plural of cane knife?
The plural of cane knife is cane knives.

Words near cane knife in the dictionary

  1. cane grass
  2. cane grasses
  3. cane it
  4. cane juice
  5. cane juices
  6. cane knife
  7. cane knives
  8. cane piece
  9. cane pieces
  10. cane rat
  11. cane rats

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