Caning

/ˈkeɪnɪŋ/ noun

The act of beating or striking someone with a cane as punishment, or in weaving, the process of threading cane or rattan.

From cane (a stick or rod) + -ing (forming gerunds/present participles), dating back to when canes were common implements for corporal punishment.

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