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- Dictionaryknout/naʊt/
noun
- 1. (in imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death.
verb
- 1. flog (someone) with a knout.
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A knout / ˈ n aʊ t / (Russian: кнут, Russian pronunciation:) is a Russian whip that consists of a rawhide thong or a rope attached to a long wooden handle. Commonly used for prodding horses or cattle, knouts were also used for flagellation as a corporal punishment in Russian history.
A knout is a whip for beating criminals as punishment, used in czarist Russia. Learn the origin, history, and usage of this word, and see examples and synonyms.
Definitions of knout. noun. a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners. see more.
Sep 28, 2024 · knout (plural knouts) A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
noun. a stout whip used formerly in Russia as an instrument of punishment. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Russian knut, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse knūtr knot. You may also like. COBUILD frequency band.
Knout. A knout is a heavy scourge-like multiple whip, usually made of a series of rawhide thongs attached to a long handle, sometimes with metal wire or hooks incorporated. The English word stems from a spelling-pronunciation of a French transliteration of the Russian word кнут (knut), which simply means "whip".
noun. A leather whip formerly used in Russia to flog criminals. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. verb. To flog with a knout. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Other Word Forms of Knout. Noun. Singular: knout. Plural: knouts. Origin of Knout. French from Russian knutfrom Old Russian knutŭfrom Old Norse knūtrknot in cord.
