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An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.

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  1. n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
  2. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
  3. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; athumbscrew.
  4. n. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.