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pil⋅li⋅winks
/
ˈpɪl
əˌwɪŋks
/
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pil
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uh
-wingks
]
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–noun
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used with a singular or plural verb
)
an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Scots var. of late ME
pyrwykes, pyrewinkes
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