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bastinado

bas·ti·na·do (bas·ti·nade)

bastinado (bastinade)

 
pronunciation:
bae stih neI do [or] bae stih neId
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
inflections: bastinadoes, bastinades
definition 1: a blow or beating with a stick or club.
definition 2: a stick, club, or cudgel.
definition 3: an Oriental method of punishment involving blows to the soles of the feet or buttocks with a stick.
 
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.