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Thumbscrew - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Thumbscrew : (noun)
1: instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
2: screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Thumbscrew : \Thumb"screw`\, n.
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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