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Meaning of bastinado

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bastinado

noun

Definitions

  1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.

  2. Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick: a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.

verb

Definitions

  1. To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.