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caneology

caneology noun: the disciplinary practice of caning.

Noun

caneology (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, obsolete) The disciplinary practice of caning.
    • My uncle was universally acknowledged to be as deeply skilled in caneology as any one, Dr. Arbuthnot not excepted, whose science on important questions was quoted even after his death; for his collection of the various-headed sticks and canes, from the time of the first Charles, taken together, was...1823, William Henry Pyne, Wine and Walnuts, Or, After Dinner Chit-chat, volume 1, page 242
    • A schoolmaster has a habit of offering the left hand; and who but remembers the reluctance with which it was accepted in those days of early delinquency, when caneology was practised to such an extent in all well-disciplined schools.1837, Fraser's Magazine, volume 15, page 572

Origin of caneology

From cane + -ology.

Questions about caneology

What does caneology mean?
Caneology means the disciplinary practice of caning.
What part of speech is caneology?
Caneology is a noun.

Words near caneology in the dictionary

  1. Canelo
  2. Canelones
  3. Canelos
  4. canelé
  5. canelés
  6. caneology
  7. Canepa
  8. Canepas
  9. canephor
  10. canephora
  11. canephoras

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