knouts

The word “knouts” has 1 syllable: knouts

It's pronounced as /naʊts/

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In the thesaurus, “knouts” has 103 synonyms.

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Synonyms for knouts

noun
1. 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
1. To flog or beat with a knout.

The guards carried knouts as a symbol of their authority over the prisoners.
Stories of the czar’s men using knouts to punish dissenters are common in historical accounts.
The rebels feared not the swords but the sting of the knouts.
During the brutal regime, knouts were used to enforce silence and obedience.
She read with horror about the cruel use of knouts in ancient Russia.

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