Knouts
[nout] /naʊt/
noun
1.
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
verb (used with object)
2.
to flog with the knout.
/naʊt/
noun
1.
a stout whip used formerly in Russia as an instrument of punishment
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