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whangee
[ hwang-gee, wang- ]
noun
- a bamboo of the genus Phyllostachys, of China.
- a walking stick or cane made from the stem of this plant.
whangee
/ ·Éæŋˈ¾±Ë /
noun
- any tall woody grass of the S and SE Asian genus Phyllostachys, grown for its stems, which are used for bamboo canes and as a source of paper pulp
- a cane or walking stick made from the stem of any of these plants
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of whangee1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of whangee1
Example Sentences
Mallory Ortberg: “Jeeves, bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, and the old green Homburg. I’m going into the Park to do pastoral dances.â€
It would be nice to think it was a whangee, the bendy bamboo leant on by Charlie Chaplin's tramp; or a silver-topped cane of the kind tapped by Fred Astaire; or a hollow "tippler" that you could pour a drink from during prohibition.
Haggard old China has been due for another beating all summer, and spry Japan, while prepared to lay on the whangee anyhow, is well content that it should make only back-page news.
He was subjected to a long insolent scrutiny, a whangee cane smote him sharply across the back.
Your uncle had a whangee with him.
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