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Definition: Knout |
KnoutNoun1. A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "knout" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Literature | Knout (1 syl.) is a knotted bunch of thongs made of hide. It is a Tartar invention, but was introduced into Russia. (Knout, Tartar for knot.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
It was a Tartar invention and was introduced into Russia in the 15th C, maybe by Ivan III. It served as the official method of corporal punishment until 1845 when it was replaced with the pleti. A punishment of 100 lashes would almost certainly kill the recipient. Even twenty lashes could maim; with the specially extended Great Knout twenty blows could kill.
The tool became synonymous in western European languages with what was seen as the tyrannical cruelty of the autocratic government of Russia, much as the sjambok brought to mind the Apartheid government of South Africa or lynching the period of Jim Crow in America.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Knout."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Scourge | Whip, bullwhip, lash, strap, thong, cowhide, knout; cat, cat o'nine tails; rope's end. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Knout |
| English words defined with "knout": Plitt. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "knout": Plet. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Knout" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (knout). |
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| "Knout" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Knout" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
knout | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "knout"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kamzhik (discipline, flagellum, horsewhip, lash, quirt, scourge, sjambok, switch, whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سوط (cat, horsewhip, lash, lashing, quirt, scourge, switch, whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | камшик (horsewhip, lash, scourge, thong, whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | knuta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | knout. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Knute. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κνούτο, μαστίγιο (horsewhip, lash, quirt, switch, whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ'לב (lash, whip), פר'ול (lash, scourge, shoot, whip), רצוע" (band, belt, lash, ligament, list, ribbon, strap, streak, swivel, tape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kancsuka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | staffile (stirrup strap), sferza (lash, whip). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kipp Rooshagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | outknay intrincado (fussy, perplexedly, puzzling), cnute. (various references) cnut (whip). (various references) кнут (whip). (various references) kamdžija. (various references) knut. (various references) knutpiska. (various references) knut, bir nevi kamçı, rus kamçısı. (various references) кнут. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "knout": knouted, knouting, knouts. (additional references) | |
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"Knout" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Kannout, Kanoun, khou, klooit, knous, knowt, knut, Knutt, Konouta, Kontur, kount, naut, Nautt, Nkoua, noat, noht, noit, notu, noua, nount, nouv, noux, Nouy, nouz. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "k-n-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: knot, unto. | |
-2 letters: not, nut, out, ton, tun. | |
-3 letters: no, nu, on, to, un, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "k-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: knouts, unknot. | |
+2 letters: knouted, locknut, outrank, unknots. | |
+3 letters: gunstock, knockout, knouting, locknuts, outdrank, outdrink, outdrunk, outflank, outranks, outthank, outthink. | |
+4 letters: buckthorn, gunstocks, keybutton, knockouts, outasking, outbaking, outdrinks, outflanks, outranked, outspoken, outthanks, outthinks, sunstroke, undertook, unknotted. | |
+5 letters: buckthorns, buttonhook, cuckoopint, groupthink, keratinous, keybuttons, knockabout, knockwurst, moonstruck, mountebank, outbarking, outbulking, outcooking, outflanked, outkeeping, outkicking, outkilling, outkissing, outranking, outrocking, outskating, outsmoking, outsulking, outtalking, outtasking, outthanked, outwalking, outworking, soundtrack, subnetwork, sunstrokes, tonguelike, unknotting. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 6E 6F 75 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- -. --- ..- - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01101110 01101111 01110101 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K n o u t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 006E 006F 0075 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4580818786 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, Arabish, arabic, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, Sheckagh, Sheckish, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, اليهودية, اللغة العبرية, يهودي, عبري, العبرية, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, hebrejský, hebrejec, hebrejka, hebrejština, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | الإيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, إيطالي, شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumunský, rumunština, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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