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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 bas·ti·na·do /ˌbæstəˈne(ˌ)do, ˈnɑ-/
 棒打,打腳掌的刑罰,杖(vt.)打腳掌

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bas·ti·na·do n.; pl. Bastinadoes
 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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bas·ti·na·do, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bastinadoed p. pr. & vb. n. Bastinadoing.] To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 bastinado
      n : a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the
          feet
      v : beat somebody on the soles of the feet
      [also: bastinadoes (pl)]

From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Bastinado
    beating, a mode of punishment common in the East. It is referred
    to by "the rod of correction" (Prov. 22:15), "scourging" (Lev.
    19:20), "chastising" (Deut. 22:18). The number of blows could
    not exceed forty (Deut. 25:2, 3).