A blow with a stick, cane, or similar weapon; esp. one given upon the soles of the feet (cf. sense 3). Now frequently archaic and in historical…
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating with stick, rod, or cane (9) bastinado1572 A blow with a stick, cane, or similar weapon; esp. one given upon the soles of the feet (cf. sense 3). Now frequently archaic and in historical… wanding1585 oil of hazel1604 colloquial and regional. Corporal punishment by means of a specified implement, or an implement of a specified material, as †oil of baston, oil of… rodding1616 The action or practice of beating with a rod as a punishment; caning. Also: an instance of this. rare. rib-basting1659 The act of beating a person severely, esp. on or about the ribs. Cf. earlier rib-baste, v., rib-roasting, n. birching1838 A whipping with a birch rod, a flogging. †to send one to Birching (Birchin, Birchen) Lane: i.e. for a whipping (with a punning reference to… tunding1866 Subcategories:— instance of (2) |
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