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KNOUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knout mean?
• KNOUT (noun)
The noun KNOUT has 1 sense:
1. a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
Familiarity information: KNOUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knout" is a kind of...):
whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)
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