"finger screw" meaning in All languages combined

See finger screw on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: finger screws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger screw (plural finger screws)
  1. A type of fastener designed to be tightened and loosened by hand.
    Sense id: en-finger_screw-en-noun-DCVwFq5x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. (historical) A torture instrument featuring a small vise with ridged metal plates. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-finger_screw-en-noun-MDvEoq4r

Inflected forms

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