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BDSM Dictionary : Knout: history
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A knout (rhymes with "boot") is a heavy scourge-like whip, usually made of a bunch of rawhide thongs attached to a long handle, sometimes with metal wire or hooks incorporated. The English word stems from the French transliteration of a Russian word.
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