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Webster 1913 Edition
Thumbscrew
Thumb′screwˊ
,Noun.
1.
A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
2.
An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
Definition 2024
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
English
Noun
thumbscrew (plural thumbscrews)
- A **** that can be turned with the thumb and fingers
- An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers
Synonyms
- (torture instrument): pilliwinks
Translations
type of ****
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torture instrument
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