cane knife

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncane knife (plural cane knives)

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
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