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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(archaic) To beat a person with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet..
A lady, injured by an Austrian soldier, reproached him, and was bastonaded. Repeating her reproaches while under the bastonado, she was bastonaded more.
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Bastonade means (archaic) To beat a person with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A lady, injured by an Austrian soldier, reproached him, and was bastonaded. Repeating her reproaches while under the bastonado, she was bastonaded more.
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