a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels 同义词:falanga,
a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet
beat somebody on the soles of the feet
例句与用法
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" then he will sell them to some eastern vizier , who will empty his coffers to purchase them , and refill them by applying the bastinado to his subjects . “那末他可以卖给一个东方的大君,那个大君用他所有的钱来把它们买去,然后再回去敲榨他的人民,重新装满他的钱箱。 ”