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Meaning of 'thumbscrew' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thumbscrew [ n.]
- A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
- An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.

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