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canecutter

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person employed to harvest sugar cane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A machine for harvesting sugar cane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: swamp rabbit, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wood rabbit, cottontail, cottontail rabbit

History

Etymology

From cane + cutter.