KNOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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)

Credits