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pilliwinks
[ pil-uh-wingks ]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
- an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew.
pilliwinks
/ ˈ±èɪ±ôɪˌ·Éɪŋ°ì²õ /
plural noun
- a medieval instrument of torture for the fingers and thumbs
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pilliwinks1
1350–1400; Scots variant of late Middle English pyrwykes, pyrewinkes < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pilliwinks1
C14: of uncertain origin
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