† tanaclesn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
With plural agreement. (See quots.) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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tanacles1623
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Tanackels, Pincers for tortures.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tanacles.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Tanacles,..Instruments of Torture like Pincers.
Derivatives
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society > authority > punishment > torture > [verb (transitive)] > pinch
tanacle1598
pinch1687
to pinch off1766
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Tanaglie, toongs, pincers, tanakles, mullets. Tanagliare, to torture, to pinch, to tanakle with toongs, pincers or tanakles.
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