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noun • a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet • a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels verb • beat somebody on the soles of the feet | ||||
| 34% | 12 | Inflicting pain on the feet as a form of torture | ||
noun • a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet • a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels verb • beat somebody on the soles of the feet | ||||
| 29% | 12 | A medieval torture method that causes excruciating pain | ||
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A Pain That Doesnt End In Wicked Old Form Of Torture
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BASTINADO which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BASTINADO
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