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Meaning of thumbscrew

- A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
- An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.

Crossword clue for thumbscrew

- Instrument of torture
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