All in all, the old-timer was a human museum piece, and no one overlooked the burden that he carried, along with his gnarled cane.

Still, he levers himself up on a big, gnarled cane and shakes their hands firmly.

She turned and stumped away on her gnarled cane, pausing at the door to give him time to tie his horse.

Dr. Banda ascended the platform in a black three-piece suit, a gnarled cane in one hand, a shaggy fly-whisk that serves as a symbol of his authority in the other.

The Elaysian rolled painfully out of bed and grabbed her gnarled wooden cane, which had been resting against the nightstand.

One, bent with age, leaned forward on a gnarled cane until his long white beard brushed the floor.

I like to save some of the old twisted, gnarled canes, though, for character.

Just ahead, he saw an old man walking down the street, keeping to the shade as much as possible and leaning on a gnarled cane.

Mr. Davis, buckles on his shoes and ballpoint pens in his pocket, leaned on his gnarled wooden cane and began to dance.

He walked in a rhythm of threes; foot, foot and the probing tip of a gnarled cane.