BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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thumbscrew; thumbkin [obs.]; pillywinks [obs.] (torture instrument) Daumenschraube {f}; Daumenstock {m} [obs.] (Folterinstrument) [hist.]

thumbscrews; thumbkins; pillywinkses Daumenschrauben {pl}; Daumenstöcke {pl}