See Also: bastinado(dictionary)

Shenandoah (oh) and bastinado (iou)


Shenandoah (oh)



a river and a valley in northwest Virginia in the eastern US. Shenandoah National Park, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, covers about 300 square miles, and includes forests and Skyline Drive, from which the Shenandoah Valley can be seen.

bastinado (iou)



bastinado noun & verb. L16.
[Spanish bastonada, from baston stick, cudgel: see BATON noun, -ADO.]
A. noun. Pl. -o(e)s.
A blow with a stick or cudgel, esp. one on the soles of the feet. arch. L16.
a. A beating with a stick, a cudgelling. arch. L16.
b. spec. (Punishment or torture involving) a caning on the soles of the feet. E18.
A stick, staff, truncheon, or similar instrument. L16.
b. verb trans.
Beat with a stick; thrash. arch. E17.
spec. Beat or cane on the soles of the feet. L17.