About The Word Knout
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Knout
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What's The Definition Of Knout?
[n] a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
Synonyms | Synonyms for Knout: Related Terms | Find terms related to Knout: See Also | whip Knout In Webster's Dictionary \Knout\ (nout or n[=oo]t), n. [Russ. knut'; prob. of
Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. kn[=u]tr knot:
cf. F. knout. See {Knot}.]
A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in
Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs
twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.
\Knout\, v. t. To punish with the knout. --Brougham. |
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