Thumbscrew Definition

thŭmskro͝o
thumbscrews
noun
A screw with a head shaped in such a way that it can be turned with the thumb and forefinger.
Webster's New World
A former instrument of torture for squeezing the thumbs.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Thumbscrew

Noun

Singular:
thumbscrew
Plural:
thumbscrews

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