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bas·ti·na·do (bas·ti·nade)
 bastinado (bastinade)
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- pronunciation:
- bae
stih
neI
do
[or]
bae
stih
neId
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| inflections: |
bastinadoes, bastinades |
| definition 1: |
a blow or beating with a stick or club.
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| definition 2: |
a stick, club, or cudgel.
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| definition 3: |
an Oriental method of punishment involving blows to the soles of the feet or buttocks with a stick.
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| related words: |
assault, bat, club, pound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bastinadoes, bastinades, bastinadoing, bastinading, bastinadoed, bastinaded |
| definition: |
to strike or beat with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet or buttocks; thrash.
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| related words: |
club |
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