English dictionary
knout
/n/AU/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To punish with the knout.
Source: webster1913