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单词 pilliwinks
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pil•li•winks  (pilə wingks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
  1. an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew.
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  • Scots variant of late Middle English pyrwykes, pyrewinkes 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pilliwinks /ˈpɪlɪˌwɪŋks/ pl n
  1. a medieval instrument of torture for the fingers and thumbs
Etymology: 14th Century: of uncertain origin
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