bastanado
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bastinado — /bas teuh nay doh, nah doh/, n., pl. bastinadoes, v., bastinadoed, bastinadoing. n. 1. a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. 2. a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc. 3. a stick … Universalium
bastinado — bas•ti•na•do [[t]ˌbæs təˈneɪ doʊ, ˈnɑ doʊ[/t]] n. pl. does 1) a punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick 2) a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc 3) a stick or cudgel 4) to beat with a stick, cane, etc., esp. on… … From formal English to slang