bastinado

/B AE1 S T IH0 N AA1 D OW0/
noun
  1. 1

    A blow with a stick or cudgel.

  2. 2

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

verb
  1. 1

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

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