bastinado
pronunciation
How to pronounce bastinado in British English:
UK [bæstɪ'nɑ:dəʊ]
How to pronounce bastinado in American English:
US [bæstɪ'nɑdoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
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- Verb:
- beat somebody on the soles of the feet
Word Origin
- bastinado (n.)
- 1570s, from Spanish bastonada "a beating, cudgeling," from baston "stick," from Late Latin bastum (see baton).
Example
- 1. Who is the most qualified enclasp decision making authority bastinado .
- 2. Two scholars were gotten when the exam 4 etc , 4 etc should suffer bastinado duty , two people ever had seen one side when be punished takes a beating .
- 3. I span big desert of mountains and rivers-land , feel climb boil hitting is happy itself to what beg , is not happy the treasure bastinado in a golden goblet before , hand .
- 4. Neighbour hears voice , come help sb to get over his worries , right now this female " hero " skill back up , single-handed hold bastinado , shout an order " captive " fast from climb below the bed .