bastinado

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Synonyms: bastinade, bastonade, bastinades

Antonyms: bastinade, bastonade, bastinades

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Noun

1. A [[blow#Noun|blow]] with a [[cudgel#Noun|cudgel]] or [[stick#Noun|stick]].
2. [[beat#Verb|Beating]] the [[bare#Adjective|bare]] [[sole#Noun|soles]] of the [[foot#Noun|feet]] with a stick as a [[form#Noun|form]] of [[corporal punishment]] used [[primarily]] within [[prison#Noun|prisons]] in various [[country|countries]]. The [[receiving#Adjective|receiving]] [[person#Noun|person]] is [[require]]d to be [[barefoot]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or [[truncheon]].

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