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Definition of Bastinade
1. n. See Bastinado,
2. v. t. To bastinado.
Definition of Bastinade
1. Noun. A blow with a stick or cudgel. ¹
2. Noun. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel, specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bastinade
1. [v -DED, -DING, -DES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bastinade
Literary usage of Bastinade
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Abridgment of the History of Rome by Velleius Paterculus (1814)
"... gave an instance of strict discipline, comparable to the practice of the
antients: for he put to death by the bastinade a centurion of the first rank, ..."
2. Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to by James Henry Breasted (1906)
"'The watchman of the house of Amon, the X, Karu (£ 3 -rw), was brought in; he
was examined with the rod, the bastinade was applied to his feet and his hands ..."
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