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English-Thai Dictionary

thumbscrew

N ตะปูควง  ta-pu-kung

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THUMBSCREW

THUMBSCREW Thumb "screw `, n.

 

1. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.

 

2. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thumbscrew

thumb screw |ˈTHəmˌskro͞o ˈθəmˌskru | ▶noun 1 a screw with a protruding winged or flattened head for turning with the thumb and forefinger. 2 (usu. thumbscrews ) an instrument of torture for crushing the thumbs.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thumbscrew

thumb |screw |ˈθʌmskruː | ▶noun 1 (usu. thumbscrews ) an instrument of torture for crushing the thumbs. 2 a screw with a protruding winged or flattened head for turning with the thumb and forefinger.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thumbscrew

th ú mb scr è w 名詞 C 1 親指絞め 〘親指を絞め付ける昔の拷問道具 〙.2 〘機 〙つまみ [ちょう ]ねじ .