bastinades Synonyms

bastinades Meaning

bastinades

a blow with a stick or cudgel, to subject to repeated blows, stick, cudgel, a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick, a beating especially with a stick

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a blow with a stick or cudgel, to subject to repeated blows, stick, cudgel, a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick, a beating esp

waddies, staves, canes, billy clubs,batons, shillalahs, truncheons, knobkerries, bludgeons,bats

No antonyms found.

The military leader ordered bastinades, a severe beating, for the deserters.

The ruthless ruler wielded bastinades to quell any sign of dissent.

The slave master employed bastinades as a cruel and inhumane form of punishment.

The prisoners endured excruciating pain as they were subjected to relentless bastinades.