thumbscrew
91tie — v 1. tie up, hogtie, truss, wrap or wrap up, li gate, bandage or bandage up; fasten, attach, join, connect, link, yoke, unite, wed, couple, hook together, splice; bind, secure, strap, moor, fix firmly, make fast; fitch, tether, stake, picket,… …
92knurl — [[t]nɜrl[/t]] n. 1) a small ridge or bead, esp. one of a series, as on the edge of a thumbscrew for a firm grip 2) bot a knur 3) to make knurls or ridges on • Etymology: 1600–10; see knur, le …
93knurl — /nɜl / (say nerl) noun 1. a small ridge or the like, especially one of a series, as on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip. –verb (t) 2. to make knurls or ridges on. {apparently from knur lump, knot, Middle English knurre} …
94torment — verb (t) /tɔˈmɛnt / (say taw ment) 1. to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches. 2. to worry or annoy excessively: to torment one with questions. 3. to throw into commotion; stir up; disturb.… …
95The Boot — This was a boot shaped device designed to break or crush a person s foot. After the victims foot was placed into The Boot, various parts could be tightened, which first broke bones, and eventually turned the foot into a bloody pulp. A similar… …
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96instrument of torture — noun an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of punishment • Hyponyms: ↑boot, ↑the boot, ↑iron boot, ↑iron heel, ↑iron maiden, ↑ …
97hand screw — noun : a screw or screw device turned by hand compare thumbscrew * * * 1. a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool. 2. Also called hand screw clamp. Carpentry. a clamp having two wooden jaws that are adjusted by two …
98knurled — adjective 1. : gnarled the knurled swollen knuckles of his other hand Norman Mailer 2. : provided with knurls a knurled thumbscrew …
99thumbkin — /thum kin/, n. thumbscrew (def. 2). Also, thumbikin /thum i kin/, thumbikins. [1675 85; THUMB + KIN] …
100thumbikins — thumbˈikins or thumbˈkins plural noun (Scot) The thumbscrew • • • Main Entry: ↑thumb …
