Belt
Belt noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Knout
Knout noun - A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners.
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Knout and Belt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/belt/knout
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