Dictionary Check: bastinado

"bastinado" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet

noun

a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels

Synonyms:
verb

beat somebody on the soles of the feet

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