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Definition of
thumbscrew noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
thumbscrew
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈθʌmskru
/
/
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an instrument that was used in the past for
torturing
people by crushing their thumbs
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thumbscrew
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