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1. (n.) knout
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
2. (v.t.) knout
to flog with the knout.
Etymology: (1710–20; < F < Russ knut, ORuss)
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1. (noun) knout
a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
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1. (noun) knout
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
2. (verb) knout
to punish with the knout
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