bastinado

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for bastinado

bastinado 🔊

bastinado : යටි පතුලට පහර දීමෙන් දජුවම් කරනවා

bastinado definition

Noun.

  1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.
  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.

Transitive verb. To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.