THUMBSCREW


Meaning of THUMBSCREW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌskrü ]

noun

Date: 1788

1. : an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw

2. : a screw having a flat-sided or knurled head so that it may be turned by the thumb and index finger

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.