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thumb⋅screw

  [thuhm-skroo]
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–noun
1. a screw, the head of which is so constructed that it may be turned easily with the thumb and a finger.
2. Often, thumbscrews. an old instrument of torture by which one or both thumbs were compressed.
Origin:
1705–15; thumb + screw
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Shear-Loc Thumbscrews
The Original Instant Thumbscrew Over 3000 Combinations Inch/Metric
www.shear-loc.com
Fastener VMI Programs
Lean manufacturing with the leader in VMI programs for Class C items
www.AlliedFasteners.com
thumb·screw   (thŭm'skrōō')   
n.  

  1. A screw designed so that it can be turned with the thumb and fingers.

  2. An instrument of torture formerly used to compress the thumb.

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