bastinado

¹bas·ti·na·do

noun \ˌbas-tə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈnä-\

plural bas·ti·na·does or bas·ti·nades

Definition of BASTINADO

1

: a blow with a stick or cudgel

2

a : a beating especially with a stick b : a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick

3

: stick, cudgel

Variants of BASTINADO

bas·ti·na·do or bas·ti·nade \ˌbas-tə-ˈnād, -ˈnäd\

Examples of BASTINADO

1. <the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado>

Origin of BASTINADO

Spanish bastonada, from bastón stick, from Late Latin bastum

First Known Use: 1572

Related to BASTINADO

Synonyms: club (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Related Words: blackjack, knobkerrie, mace; birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch; beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer; crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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