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Vocabulary Entry
knout
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A whip made of leather thongs, traditionally used for punishment or as an instrument of torture.
Example Sentences
"The prisoner was threatened with a knout as a means of coercion."
"Historical accounts often depict the use of the knout in old Russia."
"He could hear the cracking sound of the knout from a distance."
V
verb
To punish or scourge with a knout.
Example Sentences
"The king ordered that the traitors be knouted."
"In the past, rebellious subjects were often knouted in public squares."
"The story described how the villain knouted his enemies into submission."