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Thumbscrew
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
(2):
(n.) A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thumbscrew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/thumbscrew.html. 1828.