Definition of Bastinado

Basilisk

BASTINADO noun

	The act of walking on wood without exertion.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Bath

Regular definition:

BASTINADO:
?bæst??ne?d?u n. & v. --n. punishment by beating with a stick on the soles of the feet. --v.tr. (-oes, -oed) punish (a person) in this way. [Sp. bastonada f. baston BATON]

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