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bastinado

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ˌba-stə-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō

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as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado

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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

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