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Definition of: bastinado
(bas′tə·nā′dō) noun plural ·does
1. A beating with a stick, usually on the soles of the feet: an Oriental punishment.
2. A stick or cudgel.
—v.t. ·doed, ·do·ing To beat with a stick, usually on the soles of the feet. See synonyms under BEAT. Also bas′ti·nade′. [<Sp. bastonado <bastón cudgel]
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