Knout

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knout \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 lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs
     twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Knout \Knout\, v. t.
     To punish with the knout. --Brougham.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  knout
       n : a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used
           for flogging prisoners