Flail and Knout

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Flail verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.

Usage example: gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed

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Knout and flail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knout" instead the word "Flail" as a verb or a noun.

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Knout noun - A whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners.

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Flail and knout are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flail" instead the word "Knout" as a verb or a noun.

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