walking cane

noun

A cane, a walking stick usually about hip high and often with a handle or formed handgrip on its upper end, made of a suitable material affording strength and rigidity or flexibility. Sometimes carried mainly as a fashion accessory or occasionally as a defensive weapon.

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Meanings

nounwalking cane (plural walking canes)

plural walking canes

  1. A cane, a walking stick usually about hip high and often with a handle or formed handgrip on its upper end, made of a suitable material affording strength and rigidity or flexibility. Sometimes carried mainly as a fashion accessory or occasionally as a defensive weapon.
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walking cane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20cane

MLA

“walking cane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20cane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walking cane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20cane.

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