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William Carstares
Carstares himself, who had seen poor health in his detention, was tortured in September, with the thumbikins, and then the boot, clumsily applied.
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thumbkins
thumbikins, thumbkins, n. pl. Sc. (ˈθʌmɪkɪnz, ˈθʌmkɪnz) Also 7 thumbe-, 7–8 thummi-, 7–9 thumkins, 8–9 thumbikens. [f. thumb + -i)kin dim. suffix: cf. cutikin.] = thumb-screw 2.1684 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. 23 July, Whereas..ther is now a new inventione and Ingyne called the thumbekins..[the Lords]...
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thumbscrew
▪ I. ˈthumb-screw, ˈthumbscrew, n. [f. thumb n. + screw n.; cf. Ger. daumschraube.] 1. A screw with a flattened or winged head, adapted for being turned with the thumb and fingers; a butterfly screw; also a small clamp adjusted by such a screw.1794 Felton Carriages (1801) Gloss., Thumb Nut or Screw....
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screw
▪ I. screw, n.1 (skruː) Forms: 5 scrwe, skrew(e, 6–7 skrue, skrew, 6–8 scrue, 7– screw. [Apparently, in spite of the difference of sense, a. OF. escroue fem., also escro masc. (mod.F. écrou) female screw, nut; not found in the other Rom. langs. The Teut. langs. have (though not recorded from their e...
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harde
▪ I. hard, a. (n.) (hɑːd) Forms: 1 heard, 2–4 herd, (3 ard, Orm. harrd), 3–7 harde, (6 heard, herde), 4– hard. [A Common Teut. adj.: OE. heard = OFris. herd, OS. hard (MDu. hart(d), MLG. hard, harde, Du., LG. hard), OHG. hart, harti, hęrti (MHG. hart, herte, Ger. hart), ON. harðr (Sw. hård, Da. haar...
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