Masculine
knout
Meaning
- (masculine) knout, scourge
- (masculine) a flogging administered with such a multiple whip; a condemnation to suffer it
Pronounced as (IPA)
/knut/
Etymology
From Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot”). Doublet of nœud.
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