Synonyms & related words for bastinade

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Words related to bastinade

Explore words related to bastinade — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cudgel, stick, singlestick, bludgeon, truncheon, nightstick, linstock, bastinado. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does bastinade come from?

The word bastinade breaks down into 2 roots of French and Romance origin: bastin, from French baston (“stick, cudgel”); and -ade, from Romance -ata (“act of, blow with”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.