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1bastinado
noun bas·ti·na·do \ˌbas-tə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈnä-\
plural bas·ti·na·does or bas·ti·nades
Definition of BASTINADO
1
: a blow with a stick or cudgel
2
a : a beating especially with a stick b : a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick
Variants of BASTINADO
bas·ti·na·do or bas·ti·nade \ˌbas-tə-ˈnād, -ˈnäd\
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Origin of BASTINADO
Spanish bastonada, from bastón stick, from Late Latin bastum
First Known Use: 1572
2bastinado
verb
bastinadoedbastinado·ing
Definition of BASTINADO
transitive verb
: to subject to repeated blows
First Known Use of BASTINADO
1599
Rhymes with BASTINADO
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