The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bastinado \Bas`ti*na"do\, n.; pl. Bastinadoes. [Sp. bastonada
   (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. b[^a]ton) a stick or
   staff. See Baston.]
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   1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.
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   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.
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