1) Instrument of torture 2) Music-box winder 3) Piece of hardware 4) Torture device
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- instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
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[torture] The Thumbscrew or pillywinks is a torture instrument which was first used in medieval Europe. It is a simple vice, sometimes with protruding studs on the interior surfaces. The victim`s thumbs or fingers were placed in the vice and slowly crushed. The thumbscrew was also applied to crush prisoners` big toes. The crushing bars were...
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• (n.) An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin. • (n.) A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
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Thumb'screw` 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.
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n] - instrument of torture that crushes the thumb 2. [n] - screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
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