Bastonade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bastonade is a verb meaning (archaic) To beat a person with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet.
Meaning
(archaic) To beat a person with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet.
Example Sentences
A lady, injured by an Austrian soldier, reproached him, and was bastonaded. Repeating her reproaches while under the bastonado, she was bastonaded more.
Word Forms
- bastonades
- bastonading
- bastonaded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bastinado, stomp, batoon, picket, baton, board.
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