I. ˌbastəˈnā(ˌ)dō, -nä- noun
or bas·ti·nade |bastə|nād, -äd
( plural bastinadoes or bastinades )
Etymology: modification of Spanish bastonada, from bastón stick (from Late Latin bastum ) + -ada -ade — more at baston
1. : a blow with a stick or cudgel
2.
a. : a beating especially with a stick : cudgeling
b. : a form of corporal punishment practiced in Asia that consisted of beating the soles of the culprit's feet with a stick
3. : stick , cudgel
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to subject to repeated blows : bludgeon , beat