Bastinado
Bastinado noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.
Usage example: the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado
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Rod
Rod noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.
Usage example: arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws
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Rod and Bastinado. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bastinado/rod
Bastinado & Rod. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bastinado/rod>.
Rod or Bastinado. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bastinado/rod.
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