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thumbscrew I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb Etymology: thumb (I) + screw, v. : to torture by use of the thumbscrew; also : to coerce by or as if by such torture II. noun Etymology: thumb (I) + screw, n. 1. : a screw whose head is flattened at the side or knurled so that the screw may be turned by the thumb and forefinger — see spokeshave illustration 2. : an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw
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