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Definition of the day : « caning »
- As in whipping : noun beating
- As in flogging : noun lashing
- As in scourge : verb beat, punish, often physically
- As in spank : verb slap, usually on bottom
- As in beat : verb injure by striking
- As in tan : verb flog, whip
- As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
- As in whip : verb hit repeatedly
- As in castigate : verb criticize severely
- As in thresh : verb beat
- As in thresh : verb thrash
- As in drub : verb thrash
- As in flog : verb whip, lash
- The caning occurred in his father's office, after hours, one June night.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Seizing a rod he told Robert to hold out his hand, and gave him a caning.
- Extract from : « Historic Boyhoods » by Rupert Sargent Holland
- In the English classes, the problems of caning and weaving are written and discussed.
- Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing
- And he gave him a caning which he remembered to the last day of his life.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi » by Joseph Grimaldi
- Never again have the pleasure of caning your honour in the character of Tom Errand.
- Extract from : « Wild Oats » by John O'Keeffe
- Walter clinched, but Kennedy threw him off and continued his caning.
- Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
- Perhaps that is one of the reasons why I did not offer to treat my cousin to a caning.
- Extract from : « The Virginians » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Walter Riley had recovered by this time from Kennedy's caning and occupied a front seat among the spectators.
- Extract from : « The Incendiary » by W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
- Their tasks were hurried over, imperfectly learnt at the best, if at all, and were generally concluded with a caning.
- Extract from : « Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- The whole chair bottom was made out of one strip just like in caning.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves » by Work Projects Administration