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单词 pilliwinks
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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 pilliwinks

1350–1400; Scots variant of late Middle English pyrwykes, pyrewinkes< ?

Words nearby pilliwinks

pillbox, pill bug, pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block, pillowcase
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British Dictionary definitions for pilliwinks

pilliwinks
/ (ˈpɪlɪˌwɪŋks) /

pl n

a medieval instrument of torture for the fingers and thumbs

Word Origin for pilliwinks

C14: of uncertain origin
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