knout (redirected from knouts)

knout  (nout)

n.

A leather scourge used for flogging.

tr.v. knout·ed, knout·ing, knouts

To flog with a knout.

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[French, from Russian knut, from Old Russian knut, from Old Norse kntr, knot in cord.]

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knout [naʊt]

n

a stout whip used formerly in Russia as an instrument of punishment

[from Russian knut, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse knūtr knot]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knout - a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Translations

knout [naʊt] N → knut m

knout

n → Knute f