单词 | knout |
释义 | knout/naʊt /noun (In imperial Russia) a whip used to inflict punishment, often causing death.Hugo Haase told the French socialists that ‘what the Prussian boot means to you, the Russian knout means to us’....
verb [with object] Flog (someone) with a knout. OriginMid 17th century: via French from Russian knut, from Old Norse knútr; related to knot1. Rhymes |
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