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Meaning of cane knife | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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[…]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cane piece cane rat cane sugar cane syrup cane toad cane train