cane knife

English

Old cane knife

Noun

cane knife (plural cane knives)

1. A large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane.
   • 1917, Peter A. Yoder, Sugar-cane Culture for Sirup Production in the United States, page 24:

     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 […]

Related terms

• cane cutter
• canefield