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Added 9 October 2026

knout

/naʊt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about knout at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners.

Origin

Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus.

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