Knout
Pronunciation : Knout (nout or nt)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Russ. knut'; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. kn knot: cf. F. knout. See Knot.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Knout
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To punish with the knout Brougham.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913