pinnywinkles
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Pinnywinkles — Pin ny*win kles, n. pl. An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [Written also {pilliewinkles}.] [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilliewinkles — Pinnywinkles Pin ny*win kles, n. pl. An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [Written also {pilliewinkles}.] [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
