Knout
Knout (nout or not) , noun
[Russ. knut'; prob. of Scand. origin; compare Swedish knut knot, knout, Icelandic knūtr knot: compare French knout. See Knot.]
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.
Knout , transitive verb
To punish with the knout. — Brougham