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• Knout — Knout, v. t. To punish with the knout. Brougham. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Knout — A knout (IPAEng|ˈnaʊt) is a heavy scourge like multiple whip, usually made of a bunch of rawhide thongs attached to a long handle, sometimes with metal wire or hooks incorporated.The English word stems from English phonetic pronunciation of a… …   Wikipedia

• knout — /nowt/, n. 1. a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals. v.t. 2. to flog with the knout. [1710 20; < F < Russ knut, ORuss < ON knutr knot] * * * …   Universalium

• knout — [[t]naʊt[/t]] n. 1) a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals 2) to flog with the knout • Etymology: 1710–20; < F < Russ knut, ORuss …   From formal English to slang

• knout — /naʊt/ (say nowt) noun 1. a kind of whip or scourge formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals. –verb (t) 2. to flog with the knout. {French, from Russian knut} …  

• Knout — (nout or n[=oo]t), n. [Russ. knut ; prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. kn[=u]tr 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• knout — 1. noun /naʊt/ A leather scourge (multi tail whip), in the severe version known as great knout with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. 2. verb /naʊt/ To flog or beat with a knout. , 1992 …   Wiktionary

• Dovid Knout — Dovid Knout, Dovid Knut ou David Knout (de son vrai nom, en russe : Дувид Меерович Фиксман, Douvid Meierovitch Fixman ; né le 10/23 septembre 1900 à Orhei en Bessarabie (aujourd hui Moldavie), mort le 15 février 1955 à Tel Aviv en… …   Wikipédia en Français

• David Knout — Dovid Knout (1900–1955), born in Orhei, Moldova is a Russian Jewish poet, who, with his wife Régine Ariane (1906–1944) and others, established a secret organization called La Main Forte (the strong hand) which became the Armee Juive (AJ or Jewish …   Wikipedia

• Flashman at the Charge — infobox Book | name = Flashman at the Charge orig title = translator = author = George MacDonald Fraser cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = HarperCollins release date = 1973… …   Wikipedia

• Corporal punishment in the home — Legality of corporal punishment in the United States Legality of corporal punishment in Europe (and Turkey) …   Wikipedia