bastinado
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A form of punishment or torture that involves caning the soles of someone's feet,
/ˌbastəˈnādō/,/-ˈnädō/,
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A form of punishment or torture that involves caning the soles of someone's feet,
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Punish or torture (someone) in such a way
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A form of punishment or torture that involves caning the soles of someone's feet
Web Definitions:
- beat somebody on the soles of the feet
- Foot whipping, variously known as bastinado, falanga (phalanga), and falaka (falaqa), is a form of corporal punishment whereby the soles of the feet are beaten with an such as a cane or rod, a club, a piece of wood, or a whip. ...
- A beating with a stick. The term is used figuratively meaning a tongue-lashing or slander.
- mode of punishment in Oriental countries, esp. Mohammedan, by beating the feet