Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bastinade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: basti-nade
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blow with a stick or cudgel.

noun

A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.

verb

To beat in this manner.

Example Sentences

"Rudely forced to drink tea, Massachusetts in anger Spills the tea on John Bull—John falls on to bang her; Massachusetts, enraged, calls her neighbors to aid And give Master John a severe bastinade. Now, good men of the law, pray who is in fault, The one who begins or resists the assault?"

Etymology

From French bastonnade.

Inflected Forms

bastinades (plural) bastinado (alternative) bastinades (present, singular) bastinading (participle, present) bastinaded (participle, past) bastinaded (past)

Questions

What does bastinade mean?: A blow with a stick or cudgel.
Where does bastinade come from?: From French bastonnade.

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