bastinado: Meaning and Definition of

bas•ti•na•do

1. a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.
2. a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc.
3. a stick or cudgel.

1. to beat with a stick, cane, etc., esp. on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.