Sekirov Dictionary

bastinado

noun2

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

verb1

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

bastinadoed · bastinadoing · bastinadoes · bastinados

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