SCAVENGER'S DAUGHTER


Meaning of SCAVENGER'S DAUGHTER in English

ˈskavə̇njə(r)z- noun

Etymology: scavenger's gen. of scavenger (I) , by wordplay from Leonard Skevington or Skeffington, 16th century lieutenant of the Tower of London, inventor of the instrument

: an instrument of torture that so compressed the body as to force blood to flow from the nostrils and ears and sometimes from the hands and feet

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