bastinado

verb

bastinadoed; bastinadoing
Synonyms of bastinadonext

transitive verb

: to subject to repeated blows

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bastinado was in 1601

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“Bastinado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bastinado. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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