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Bastinado Definition & Meaning

bastinado
noun
  1. a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
  2. a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
verb
  1. beat somebody on the soles of the feet

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What does bastinado mean?
a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels beat somebody on the soles of the feet
What part of speech is bastinado?
Bastinado is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does bastinado have?
Bastinado has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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