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The thumbscrew is a torture instrument which was first used in early modern Europe. It is a simple vise, sometimes with protruding studs on the interior surfaces. The crushing bars were sometimes lined with sharp metal points to puncture the nails.
noun. uk / ˈθʌm.skruː/ us / ˈθʌm.skruː/ (also screws) a device used especially in the past to torture people (= cause them great pain) by crushing their thumbs. aplastapulgares. (Traducción de thumbscrew del Diccionario Cambridge Inglés-Español © Cambridge University Press)
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traducción thumbscrew del Inglés al Español, diccionario Inglés - Español, ver también 'thumb, thus, thumbtack, thumbprint', ejemplos, conjugación.
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1. sustantivo contable. A thumbscrew is an object that was used in the past to torture people by crushing their thumbs. 2. sustantivo contable. If someone puts the thumbscrews on you, they start to put you under extreme pressure in order to force you to do something. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
