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bastinado Definition

bas·ti·nado (bas′tə nädō, -nā)

noun pl. -·does

  1. a beating or blow with a stick, usually on the soles of the feet, esp. as a method of punishment
  2. a rod, stick, or cudgel

Etymology: Sp bastonada < bastón, a stick

transitive verb -·doed, -·do·ing

to inflict the bastinado on

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