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Meaning of pilnie-winks | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An ancient form of torture for the fingers.

historical

Examples

“[S]end me that hag hither; she shall avouch what it was that she hath given to the wretch Dryfesdale, or the pilniewinks and thumbikins shall wrench it out of her finger-joints.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Pilning Pilning and Severn Beach pilocarpidine pilocarpine piloceratid pilocereine

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