bastinade

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Synonyms: bastinado, bastonade, bastide, bastinades

Antonyms: bastinado, bastonade, bastide, bastinades

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Noun

1. A blow with a [[stick]] or [[cudgel]].
2. 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.

Verb

1. To beat in this manner.

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