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Knut^¹

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Cnut (“historical name”).

knut^²

/kəˈnʌt/ US, UK
/knʌt/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌt

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An alteration of nut.

noun knuts

archaic, informal An idle upper-class man about town. Oh Hades! the Ladies who leave their wooden huts, For Gilbert the Filbert, the colonel of the knuts...
Similar: playboy, hedonist

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@misc{knut_2026,
  title = {knut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}