stokslag

Compound of stok (“stick, e.g. cane”) +‎ slag (“hit, stroke”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔk.slɑx/

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• Hyphenation: stok‧slag

stokslag m (plural stokslagen, diminutive stokslagje n)

1. A cane stroke or hit with another type of stick, such as hickory or even a clubber

   For lack of a current specific word for caning, that is generally rendered by the plural stokslagen, with or without some reference to number or (vaguer) multiplicity

• stokbewaarder
• zweepslag

• bastonnade