Definition of knout
English to English noun - a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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: Webster 1913 verb - To punish with the knout.
source: Webster 1913
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