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thumbscrew
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈθʌm.skruː/ us /ˈθʌm.skruː/(alsoscrews)
a device used especially in the past to torture people (= cause them great pain) by crushing their thumbs拇指夹（旧时的刑具）
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