knout

A Russian whip. Different kinds exist such as a bunch of plaited hide interwoven with metal wire, another kind is a long lash with a ring or hook that's joined by another lash with a hook/ring and ends in a hard leather beak.
100-120 lashes would be lethal.

Peter the Great is claimed to have used the knout on his son Alexis.

by happyatcommonsense January 30, 2015