Thumbikins
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thumbikins is a noun meaning An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
Meaning
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
More Meanings
- plural of thumbikin
Example Sentences
[S]end me that hag hither; she shall avouch what it was that she hath given to the wretch Dryfesdale, or the pilniewinks and thumbikins shall wrench it out of her finger-joints.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thumbkin, thumb-screw, thumbscrew, thumby, thumbnail, pilliwinks.
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