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knout

/nout/US // naʊt //UK // (naʊt) //

钮扣,钮特,钮子,钮钮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to flog with the knout.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • It could not have been less severe than the knout of Russia, and we may well believe that slaves died beneath its blows.

  • He gave himself up to justice, received the knout and was transported for life.

  • Knout and axe made their appearance in the penal code, flesh and blood cheapened in the market of civil life.

  • Tyranny, misery, and the knout are the chief ingredients of the savoury dish.

  • If he is accused of having harboured a fugitive like me, and cannot give an account of me, the knout and Siberia will be his fate.