Thesaurus
bastinado
bastinade
Synonyms and Antonyms of bastinado
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado Synonyms of bastinado club (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]Words Related to bastinado blackjack, knobkerrie, mace; birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch; beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer; crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee
Indulge Your Inner Word Nerd
Learn More about bastinado
-
See words that rhyme with bastinado Dictionary: Definition of bastinado Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bastinado
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up bastinado? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
