- 1. n. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger. Source: opted
- 2. n. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin. Source: opted
- 3. n. instrument of torture that crushes the thumb Source: wordnet
- 4. n. screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger. 2. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. instrument of torture that crushes the thumb n. screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers Source: ecdict
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