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
batons, waddies, canes, shillalahs, billy clubs, staves, rods, hammers, nightsticks, billies
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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.
