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knout definition

knout (no̵ut)

noun

a leather whip formerly used in Russia to flog criminals

Etymology: Russ knut < Swed, a knot

transitive verb

to flog with a knout

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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