Dictionary  bas•ti•na•doPronunciation: (bas"tu-nā'dō, -nä'dō), [key] —n., pl. -does, —v., -doed, -do•ing. —n. 1. a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. 2. a blow or a beating with a stick, cudgel, etc. 3. a stick or cudgel. —v.t. to beat with a stick, cane, etc., esp. on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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