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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bastinado \Bas`ti*na"do\, n.; pl. Bastinadoes. [Sp. bastonada (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. b[^a]ton) a stick or staff. See Baston.] [1913 Webster] 1. A blow with a stick or cudgel. [1913 Webster] 2. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet. [1913 Webster]