caning

🇺🇸 /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/
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noun
R

A punishment where someone is hit with a cane.

The school decided to stop giving canings to students as a form of punishment.

translation

n. A punishment where someone is hit with a cane.

Word Forms

Plural canings