I. ˌbas-tə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō, -ˈnä- noun
or bas·ti·nade ˌbas-tə-ˈnād, -ˈnäd
( plural -na·does or -nades )
Etymology: Spanish bastonada, from bastón stick, from Late Latin bastum
Date: 1572
1. : a blow with a stick or cudgel
2.
a. : a beating especially with a stick
b. : a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick
3. : stick , cudgel
II. transitive verb
( -doed ; -do·ing )
Date: 1599
: to subject to repeated blows