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		 Related topics: Jail & punishmentthumb·screw /ˈθʌmskruː/ noun [countable]  SCJan object that was used in the past to punish people by crushing their thumbs  拇指夹〔旧时的一种刑具〕Examples from the Corpusthumbscrew• If you're in Error you are one step away from the thumbscrews.• To open the lid, you simply loosen two thumbscrews.thumb·screw nounChineseSyllable    that was the used in past object  Corpus to an  |