whangee
/wæŋˈiː/
noun
- A type of bamboo from East Asia, especially used for making walking sticks and umbrella handles.
- The antique shop sold a walking stick made of whangee.
- He carried a slender whangee umbrella handle.
- Whangee canes were popular in the 19th century.
- A walking stick or cane made from this bamboo.
- In the museum, they displayed a collection of whangees from the Victorian era.
- She inherited her grandfather's whangee with a silver handle.
- The gentleman tapped his whangee on the pavement as he walked.
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