Word Meaning

thumbscrews definition and meaning

n. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.
n. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.

Crossword clues for thumbscrews

- Instrument of torture
- Hitches a lift with work gangs - looks painful
- Instruments of torture