муж. whip, knout, scourge
the lash перен. бить кнутом, погонять кнутом – to lash, to whip to knout политика кнута и пряника – policy of threats and bribery
the stick and the carrot policy щелкать кнутом – to crack a whip
м. whip, knout
политика ~а и пряника policy of threats and bribery, policy of stick and carrot