bastinadoes

noun

variants or bastinades
plural of bastinado
as in canes
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado

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  1. canes
  2. batons
  3. billy clubs
Noun
  • Start by directing growth straight up the vertical supports until canes reach the top, then use horizontal training to guide stems laterally across the beams.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of canes
Noun
  • Tensions escalated after protesters marching toward Parliament were met with a police crackdown earlier in the week, with officers using batons and tear gas to disperse crowds.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • On Monday, as CJP representatives held an initial round of talks with a senior government official, police used batons and tear gas in an attempt to stop demonstrators from marching toward the parliament.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of batons
Noun
  • After about a minute and half, Mauldin said, police began to attack the demonstrators with billy clubs.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
  • Mayhem erupted when the strikers were attacked with tear gas and billy clubs.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
Definition of billy clubs
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“Bastinadoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastinadoes. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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