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| bas·ti·na·do [ bàsti náydō, bàsti ndō ] |
noun (plural bas·ti·na·does) |
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1. punishment by beating feet: a punishment or torture in which the soles of the victim's feet are beaten with a stick
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2. thrashing: a beating or a blow with a club
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3. club: a stick or club
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transitive verb (past and past participle bas·ti·na·doed, present participle bas·ti·na·do·ing, 3rd person present singular bas·ti·na·does) |
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beat with stick: to beat somebody with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet
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| [Late 16th century. < Spanish bastonada< bastón "cudgel"] |
