What does bastinado mean?
Bastinado means A blow with a cudgel or stick..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A blow with a cudgel or stick..
[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.
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Bastinado means A blow with a cudgel or stick..
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[H]e is Sir / The moſt vnutterable covvard, that ere nature / Bleſt vvith hard ſhoulders, vvhich vvere only giuen him, / To the ruine of baſtinados.
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