The difference between Knout and Sjambok

When used as nouns, knout means a leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial russia, whereas sjambok means a stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.

When used as verbs, knout means to flog or beat with a knout, whereas sjambok means to whip with a sjambok.

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  1. Knout as a noun:

    A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.

  1. Knout as a verb:

    To flog or beat with a knout.

  1. Sjambok as a noun (South Africa):

    A stout whip, especially made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide.

  1. Sjambok as a verb (transitive):

    To whip with a sjambok; to horsewhip.

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