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raise cane

raise cane verb: eggcorn of raise Cain.

Verb

raise cane (third-person singular simple present raises cane, present participle raising cane, simple past and past participle raised cane)

  1. Eggcorn of raise Cain.
    • “I wasn’t there, but my mother told me that he raised so much cane that they had to call security.”2020, Tayari Jones, Silver Sparrow, Oneworld Publications, page 202
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, cane: for example, grow sugarcane.

Forms of raise cane

third-person singular presentraises cane
present participleraising cane
past participleraised cane
pastraised cane

Questions about raise cane

What does raise cane mean?
Raise cane means eggcorn of raise Cain.
What part of speech is raise cane?
Raise cane is a verb.
What is the past tense of raise cane?
The past tense of raise cane is raised cane.

Words near raise cane in the dictionary

  1. raise a stink
  2. raise an eyebrow
  3. raise borer
  4. raise borers
  5. raise Cain
  6. raise cane
  7. raise eyebrows
  8. raise flags
  9. raise from the dead
  10. raise hell
  11. raise hob

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