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(1):

(n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.

(2):

(v. t.) To punish with the knout.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Knout'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/knout.html. 1828.
 
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