[
UK
/θˈʌmbskɹuː/
]
NOUN
- instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
- screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
How To Use thumbscrew In A Sentence
- In actual fact, the Hutchinsons were the side of the family that invented the thumbscrew, while we ourselves are a particularly gallant and honourable lot.
- In the Weaver-based sight pictured here, windage is adjusted by turning two, locking, Allen-head windage screws opposite the thumbscrew.
- The base is inserted into the top of the carrying handle and cinched down with a thumbscrew that goes through a hole in the top of the carrying handle.
- Last week, I was predicting that Bush would get his resolution, but that there would be a lot of abstentions, and that no-one would bother to act on it unless he bought out the thumbscrews.
- As we can see from the rear shot, these panels are removed via thumbscrews and Phillips screws.
- The V1000 is essentially tool-less, and removal of the side panels require a simple twist on the thumbscrew and unlatching the locking mechanism.
- The size of the thumbscrew allowed me to get enough torque to secure my PCI cards without a screwdriver - one less hassle for the user.
- When the music labels unearth a file-sharer to prosecute, they apply the thumbscrews gently at first. Slyck.com File-Sharing News And Information
- It is possible that the thumbscrew, the rack, or physical mutilation such as ear-cropping would not have been considered cruel by our forebears.
- The fence is held fixed by thumbscrews bearing on the top of the guides, rather than by screws passing through the slots of the guides and pressing collars against their bottoms.