Definitions for bastinado
ˌbæs təˈneɪ doʊ, -ˈnɑ doʊbasti·na·do

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastinadonoun

   a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet

2. bastinado, falangaverb

   a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels

3. bastinadoverb

   beat somebody on the soles of the feet

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastinadonoun

   A blow with a stick or cudgel.

2. bastinadonoun

   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.

3. bastinadoverb

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

4. Etymology: bastonada (confer French bastonnade), from baston.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bastinade, Bastinadonoun

   Etymology: bastonnade, Fr.

   1. The act of beating with a cudgel; the blow given with a cudgel.

   But this courtesy was worse than a bastinado to Zelmane; so that again, with rageful eyes, she bad him defend himself. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   And all those harsh and rugged sounds
   Of bastinados, cuts and wounds. Hudibras.

   2. It is sometimes taken for a Turkish punishment of beating an offender on the soals of his feet.

2. To Bastinade, To Bastinadoverb

   To beat; to give the bastinado.

   Etymology: from the noun; bastonner, Fr.

   Nick seized the longer end of the cudgel, and with it began to bastinado old Lewis, who had slunk into a corner, waiting the event of the squabble. John Arbuthnot, History of J. Bull.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastinado

   Foot whipping, falanga/falaka or bastinado is a method of inflicting pain and humiliation by administering a beating on the soles of a person's bare feet. Unlike most types of flogging, it is meant more to be painful than to cause actual injury to the victim. Blows are generally delivered with a light rod, knotted cord, or lash.The receiving person is forced to be barefoot and soles of the feet are placed in an exposed position. The beating is typically performed with an object like a cane or switch. The strokes are usually aimed at the arches of the feet and repeated a certain number of times. Bastinado is also referred to as foot (bottom) caning or sole caning, depending on the instrument in use. The German term is Bastonade, deriving from the Italian noun bastonata (stroke with the use of a stick). In former times it was also referred to as Sohlenstreich (corr. striking the soles). The Chinese term is dǎ jiǎoxīn (打脚心 / 打腳心).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastinado

   Bastinado refers to a form of punishment or torture, often used in the Middle East and Asia, which involves the beatings of the soles of a person's feet with a stick, cane or similar instrument. It was notable because the soles of the feet are highly sensitive, so the pain from this punishment could be intense.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bastinadonoun

   a blow with a stick or cudgel

2. Bastinadonoun

   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

3. Bastinadoverb

   to beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bastinado

   bast-in-ād′o, v.t. to beat with a baton or stick, esp. on the soles of the feet (a form of punishment in the East):—pr.p. bastinād′ing or bastinād′oing; pa.p. bastinād′ed or bastinād′oed.—ns. Bastinade′, Bastinād′o. [Sp. bastonada, Fr. bastonnade—baston, bâton. See Baton.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bastinado

   A punishment among the Turkish soldiers, which is performed by beating them with a cane or flat of a sword on the soles of their feet.

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Cudgel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bastinado in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bastinado in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bastinado
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bastinado
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bastinado
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastinado
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bastinado
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bastinado
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html