knouts Synonyms
knouts Meaning
knouts
a whip for beating criminals as punishment, to strike with a knout, a flogging whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire used (as in czarist Russia) for punishing criminals
knouts Sentence Examples
- The cruel Cossacks wielded leather knouts as they mercilessly flogged the peasants.
- The professor's knout-like tongue lashed out at his errant students, leaving them cowering in fear.
- The warden enforced strict discipline in the prison, using knouts to punish the slightest infractions.
- The overseer's knouts left deep scars on the backs of the slave laborers.
- The torturer's knouts ripped through flesh and bone, causing unimaginable agony.
- The knouts of the Bolshevik secret police sent shivers down the spines of the people they arrested.
- The abusive owner wielded knouts to break the spirit of his animals, forcing them into obedience.
- The explorer's leather knouts helped him navigate through the dense jungle, cutting down obstacles with ease.
- The captain's knouts were a symbol of his authority aboard the ship, ensuring the crew's compliance.
- The knouts of the pious flagellants lacerated their own skin as a form of religious self-punishment.
FAQs About the word knouts
a whip for beating criminals as punishment, to strike with a knout, a flogging whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire used (as in czarist Russia)
straps, rawhides, rattans, crops, cat-o'-nine-tails, blacksnakes, quirts, bullwhips, hickories, birches
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The cruel Cossacks wielded leather knouts as they mercilessly flogged the peasants.
The professor's knout-like tongue lashed out at his errant students, leaving them cowering in fear.
The warden enforced strict discipline in the prison, using knouts to punish the slightest infractions.
The overseer's knouts left deep scars on the backs of the slave laborers.
