Meaning
The tall wild reed or cane that grows in dense thickets along riverbanks and in damp waste ground — not the sugar cane of the fields, but a slender wild grass-cane used for making arrows and toy 'lances', roof laths, fish traps, and other country contrivances. Its plumes wave over the river, and 'wild cane' thickets are a haunt of birds and, in children's play, of hidden adventures.
Examples
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Di wild cane grow thick pon di river bank.
The wild cane grows thick on the riverbank.
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Pickney mek lance outta wild cane.
Children make spears out of wild cane.
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Bird hide inna di wild cane.
Birds hide in the wild cane.
Origin
From 'wild' + 'cane' (reed); the tall wild river reed (vs sugar cane). See [[bamboo]], [[wiss]].
How it’s used
The tall wild river reed (not sugar cane); used for toy spears, laths, etc. See [[bamboo]], [[wiss]].