bastinade

bas·ti·na·do

 (băs′tə-nā′dō, -nä′-) also bas·ti·nade (-nād′, -näd′)

n. pl. bas·ti·na·does also bas·ti·nades

1. A beating with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.

2. A stick or cudgel.

tr.v. bas·ti·na·doed, bas·ti·na·do·ing, bas·ti·na·does also bas·ti·nad·ed or bas·ti·nad·ing or bas·ti·nades

To subject to a beating; thrash.

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[Alteration of Spanish bastonada, from baston, stick, from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōn-.]

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