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Thumbscrew meaning
A screw that is designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers, thus requiring no screwdriver or spanner (wrench). | An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers. | A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
Synonyms of Thumbscrew
Example sentences (2)
He shows a photo of a thumbscrew.
Fortin barometers use a variable displacement mercury cistern, usually constructed with a thumbscrew pressing on a leather diaphragm bottom.