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bastinado

bas·ti·na·do [ bàsti náydō, bàsti ndō ]


noun  (plural bas·ti·na·does)
Definition:
 
1. punishment by beating feet: a punishment or torture in which the soles of the victim's feet are beaten with a stick

2. thrashing: a beating or a blow with a club

3. club: a stick or club



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)
Definition:
 
beat with stick: to beat somebody with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet

[Late 16th century. < Spanish bastonada< bastón "cudgel"]
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