[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

knout \knout\ nout or n=oot, n. russ. knut'; prob. of
   scand. origin; cf. sw. knut knot, knout, icel. kn=utr knot:
   cf. f. knout. see knot.
   a kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in
   russia. the lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs
   twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.
   1913 webster
see also:
knot 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

knout \knout\, v. t.
   to punish with the knout. --brougham.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

knout
     n : a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used
         for flogging prisoners

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