"thumbscrew" meaning in All languages combined

See thumbscrew on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: thumbscrew, thumbscrew, thumbscrews, thumb screw [transliteration]
Etymology: : thumbscrew < thumb + screw
  1. χειρόβιδα, χειροκοχλίας
    Sense id: el-thumbscrew-en-noun-RjsBI1Yu Categories (other): Μηχανολογία (αγγλικά), Τεχνολογία (αγγλικά)
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