| n. | 1. | A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh. |
| v. t. | 1. | To punish with the knout. |
| Noun | 1. | knout - a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners |