bastinade

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Definition of bastinade in English English dictionary

A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet

A blow with a stick or cudgel

See Bastinado, n

{f} beat the buttocks or soles of the feet with a stick; beat with a stick

{i} blows to the buttocks or soles of the feet (given as a punishment); stick, club; blow, beating

To bastinado

Hyphenation

bas·ti·nade

Etymology

() From French bastonnade