knout

Plural: knouts

Noun

a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
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.

Verb

Verb Forms: knouted, knouting, knouts

To flog or beat with a knout, a heavy leather whip.
To flog or beat with a knout.

Examples

The opponent’s surprise bingo felt like a KNOUT, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Origin / Etymology

Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus.

Synonyms

whip

Scrabble Score: 9

knout: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
knout: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
knout: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

knout: valid Words With Friends Word