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canework

canework noun: objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).

Noun

canework (countable and uncountable, plural caneworks)

  1. Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
    • An early mail-cart for a doll was of canework and was made in England about 1840.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 95

Forms of canework

pluralcaneworks

Origin of canework

cane + -work

Questions about canework

What does canework mean?
Canework means objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
What part of speech is canework?
Canework is a noun.
What is the plural of canework?
The plural of canework is caneworks.

Words near canework in the dictionary

  1. canette
  2. canettes
  3. caneware
  4. canewares
  5. Canewdon
  6. canework
  7. caneworking
  8. caneworks
  9. CANEX
  10. Caney
  11. Canez

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