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thumbscrews
noun(thumb-screw)
an instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw
thumbscrews
noun(thumb-screw)
a screw having a flat-sided or knurled head so that it may be turned by the thumb and index finger
thumbscrews
idiom(thumb-screw)
to use harsh measures to force (a person or group) to do something or stop doing something

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