Bastinadoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bastinado \Bas`ti*na"do\, n.; pl. {Bastinadoes}. [Sp. bastonada
     (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. b[^a]ton) a stick or
     staff. See {Baston}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bastinadoes
       See {bastinado}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bastinado
       n : a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the
           feet
       v : beat somebody on the soles of the feet
       [also: {bastinadoes} (pl)]