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rattan
/ɹəˈtæn/
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What does rattan mean?
noun
- Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.
- A cane made from this material.
More meanings (2)
verb
- To beat with a rattan cane.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹəˈtæn/
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He added, giving a crack to a rattan he held in his hand, “And be back in quick time, too!”
The shaft is sunk into the end of a rod of hard wood and secured with gutta and fine rattan lashing.
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A frame can be made of bamboo, rattan, willow or light strong pieces of pliant wood such as spruce or hickory.
They had been struggling for some miles through underbrush and prickly rattan and the white men's clothes were torn and their hands scratched.
In his other hand the boy has a rattan cane, with which he administers a tremendous thrashing to the last ten ducks to arrive on board.