Bastinado

noun
,bæstə'neɪdoʊ

Noun

  • a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels

    Similar:Falanga
    Type of:TortureTorturing

  • a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet

    Type of:Cudgel

Verb

  • beat somebody on the soles of the feet

    Type of:Beat

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