knout
[ nout ]
/ naʊt /
noun
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
verb (used with object)
to flog with the knout.
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Origin of knout
1710–20; <French <Russian knut,Old Russian <Old Norse knūtr knot
Words nearby knout
knotter, knotting, knotty, knotweed, knotwork, knout, know, knowable, know-all, know all the answers, know a thing or two
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knout
/ (naʊt) /
noun
a stout whip used formerly in Russia as an instrument of punishment
Word Origin for knout
C17: from Russian knut, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse knūtr knot
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