📖 Definitions of "Thumbscrew"
noun
- 1
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
- 2
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
- 3
A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
"Law 33: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power"
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