Definition of knout in English:

knout

noun naʊtnaʊt

(in imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death.
鞭子（沙俄时期的刑具，常造成死亡）
Example sentencesExamples
- Hugo Haase told the French socialists that ‘what the Prussian boot means to you, the Russian knout means to us’.
- ‘Sergei - Kap - please don't -’ I begged, but the sting of the knout against the skin of my back made me cry out in mid-plea.
- The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel.
Synonyms
whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane

verb naʊtnaʊt

[with object]

Flog (someone) with a knout.
（用此鞭）鞭笞

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French from Russian knut, from Old Norse knútr; related to knot¹.

Rhymes

about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without

Definition of knout in US English:

knout

nounnaʊtnout

(in imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death.
鞭子（沙俄时期的刑具，常造成死亡）
Example sentencesExamples
- The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel.
- Hugo Haase told the French socialists that ‘what the Prussian boot means to you, the Russian knout means to us’.
- ‘Sergei - Kap - please don't -’ I begged, but the sting of the knout against the skin of my back made me cry out in mid-plea.
Synonyms
whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane

verbnaʊtnout

[with object]

Flog (someone) with a knout.
（用此鞭）鞭笞

Origin

Mid 17th century: via French from Russian knut, from Old Norse knútr; related to knot.

词汇	knout
释义	Definition of knout in English: knout noun naʊtnaʊt (in imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death. 鞭子（沙俄时期的刑具，常造成死亡） Example sentencesExamples Hugo Haase told the French socialists that ‘what the Prussian boot means to you, the Russian knout means to us’. ‘Sergei - Kap - please don't -’ I begged, but the sting of the knout against the skin of my back made me cry out in mid-plea. The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel. Synonyms whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane verb naʊtnaʊt [with object] Flog (someone) with a knout. （用此鞭）鞭笞 Origin Mid 17th century: via French from Russian knut, from Old Norse knútr; related to knot¹. Rhymes about, bout, clout, devout, doubt, down-and-out, drought, flout, gout, grout, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout, way-out, without Definition of knout in US English: knout nounnaʊtnout (in imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death. 鞭子（沙俄时期的刑具，常造成死亡） Example sentencesExamples The men hold heavy, thick-ended knouts of ash; most of their sons carry whippy stems of hazel. Hugo Haase told the French socialists that ‘what the Prussian boot means to you, the Russian knout means to us’. ‘Sergei - Kap - please don't -’ I begged, but the sting of the knout against the skin of my back made me cry out in mid-plea. Synonyms whip, horsewhip, bullwhip, switch, scourge, flagellum, cat-o'-nine-tails, cat, thong, flail, strap, birch, cane verbnaʊtnout [with object] Flog (someone) with a knout. （用此鞭）鞭笞 Origin Mid 17th century: via French from Russian knut, from Old Norse knútr; related to knot.
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