cane knife
noun1
A large hand-wielded cutting tool similar to a machete, used for cutting sugar cane.
- 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[…]1917, Peter A. Yoder, Sugar-cane Culture for Sirup Production in the United States, page 24:
- Related terms
- cane cutter, canefield