'Knout' definitions:
Definition of 'knout'
(from WordNet)
noun
A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
Definition of 'Knout'
From: GCIDE
- Knout \Knout\ (nout or n[=oo]t), n. [Russ. knut'; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. kn[=u]tr 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knout'
From: GCIDE
- Knout \Knout\, v. t. To punish with the knout. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]