What does "bastinado" mean?
Bastinado: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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