bastinado
IPA: bˈæstɪnˈɑdoʊ
noun
- A blow with a cudgel or stick.
- Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.
verb
- (transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.
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Examples of "bastinado" in Sentences
- He was badly beaten with a bastinado.
- Hajibu'd Dawlih then strangled him with a bastinado.
- A common tool was the bastinado, applied to the buttocks and thighs.
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