| 单词 | pilliwinks |
| 释义 | pilliwinks[ pil-uh-wingks ] / ˈpɪl əˌwɪŋks / noun (used with a singular or plural verb)an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew. Origin of pilliwinks1350–1400; Scots variant of late Middle English pyrwykes, pyrewinkes< ? Words nearby pilliwinkspillbox, pill bug, pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block, pillowcase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pilliwinkspilliwinks / (ˈpɪlɪˌwɪŋks) / pl na medieval instrument of torture for the fingers and thumbs Word Origin for pilliwinksC14: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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