KNOUT


Meaning of KNOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnau̇t, sometimes ]

ˈnüt noun

Etymology: Russian knut, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse knūtr knot; akin to Old English cnotta

Date: 1716

: a whip used for flogging

• knout transitive verb

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