knout: Meaning and Definition of

knout

Pronunciation: (nout), [key]
— n.
  1. a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
—v.t.
  1. to flog with the knout.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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