What is the meaning of Bastinado?

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(v.t.) To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.
(n.) A blow with a stick or cudgel.
(n.) 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.

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