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scav·en·ger's daughter
\ˈskavə̇njə(r)z-\ noun
Etymology: scavenger's gen. of scavenger (I), by wordplay from Leonard Skevington or Skeffington, 16th century lieutenant of the Tower of London, inventor of the instrument
: an instrument of torture that so compressed the body as to force blood to flow from the nostrils and ears and sometimes from the hands and feet |