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bastinado

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
basti-na-do
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blow with a cudgel or stick.

noun

Beating the bare soles of the feet with a stick as a form of corporal punishment used primarily within prisons in various countries. The receiving person is required to be barefoot.

verb

To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados."

Etymology

From Spanish bastonada (compare French bastonnade), from baston (“a stick or staff”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bastinadoes (plural) bastinade (alternative) bastinadoes (present, singular) bastinadoing (participle, present) bastinadoed (participle, past) bastinadoed (past)

Synonyms

falanga

Rhymes With

colorado avocado bravado mikado fado crabocado

Questions

What does bastinado mean?
A blow with a cudgel or stick.
Where does bastinado come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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