KNOUT


Meaning of KNOUT in English

n. & v.

n. hist. a scourge used in imperial Russia, often causing death.

v.tr. flog with a knout.

[ F f. Russ. knut f. Icel. kn£tr, rel. to KNOT(1) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.