From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Plitt \Plitt\, n. [Russ. plete.] An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout, used in Russia. [1913 Webster]
Plitt \Plitt\, n. [Russ. plete.] An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout, used in Russia. [1913 Webster]