Cane and Switch

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Cane noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.

Usage example: in those days corporal punishment was common, and the cane was regarded as another one of the schoolmaster's educational tools

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Switch is a synonym for cane. In some cases you can use "Switch" instead the word "Cane" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: caning, caned

Switch noun - A long thin or flexible tool for striking.

Usage example: struck the horse's hide with a leather switch, and it took off at a gallop

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Cane is a synonym for switch. You can use "Cane" instead the word "Switch" as a noun or a verb.

special	special cane	special switch
original	original cane	original switch
fake	fake cane	fake switch
straight	straight cane	straight switch
Other adjectives: top, dead, visible, heavy, real, large, big, blue, little, giant, red.

Switch and Candyman also apply, using respectively a skateboard and a cane.

Source: Video Game / Lethal League
A slightly different theory claims that New Coke was done in order to cover up the switch from cane sugar to high-fructose corn syrup in the original Coke, by distracting people with a radically altered formula.

Source: Dork Age / Real Life

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