bastinado
bastinado
Definition
bas·ti·nado (bas′tə näd′ō, -nā′dō)
noun pl. -·does
- a beating or blow with a stick, usually on the soles of the feet, esp. as a method of punishment
- 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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