Definitions for knouts

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knouts knout

Spelling: [nout]

IPA: /naʊt/

Knouts is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in knouts (knostu).

Definitions for knouts

noun

1. a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.

verb (used with object)

1. to flog with the knout.

Origin of knouts

1710-20; French Russian knut, Old Russian Old Norse knūtr knot

Examples for knouts

Stella knew no Russian; she had no idea that anything worse could happen to this seriously broken people ruled by knouts.