Bastinado and Rung

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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Synonyms for Bastinado

Rung and bastinado are semantically related. (Scottish) In some cases you can use "Rung" instead a noun "Bastinado".

Rung

Rung noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.
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Synonyms for Rung

Bastinado and rung are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bastinado" instead a noun "Rung".
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Rung and Bastinado. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bastinado/rung
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