knout
[nout]
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.
Origin of knout
1710–20; < French < Russian knut, Old Russian < Old Norse knūtr knot
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Related Words for knout
cane, bat, prod, scourge, ruler, thong, rod, goad, crop, strap, push, switch, lash, belt, knout, horsewhip, rawhide, birch, bullwhipExamples from the Web for knout
Historical Examples of knout
It was not inhumanity, but fear of the knout that hurried him away.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor
Chancellor Bestuchef, in the year 1756, was forced to confession by the knout.
The Life and Adventures of Baron TrenckBaron Trenck
Will you swear to that, or shall I work the knout in order to bring out the truth?
The Boy NihilistAllan Arnold
Then he swings the knout anew, with the same accuracy and the same result.
The Daughter of an EmpressLouise Muhlbach
The knout—the knout—and that attended with public exposure in the market-place.
The Pacha of Many TalesFrederick Marryat
knout
noun
Word Origin for knout
C17: from Russian knut, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse knūtr knot
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