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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 | ||||
| 26% | 6 | Said to have said 'There is no royal road to geometry' | ||
noun • Greek geometer (3rd century BC) | ||||
| 26% | 13 | The way in which a word or letter is said, or said correctly, or the way in which a language is spoken | ||
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Baton Said To Be Used In Torture
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BASTINADO which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BASTINADO
Updated: October 14, 2023
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