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Webster 1913 Edition
Knout
Knout
(nout or noōt)
, Noun.
[Russ.
knut’
; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut
knot, knout, Icel. knūtr
knot: cf. F. knout
. See Knot
.] 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.
Knout
,Verb.
T.
To punish with the knout.
Brougham.
Webster 1828 Edition
Knout
KNOUT
,Noun.