Word: thumbscrew

Category: thumbscrew

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Translations: thumbscrew

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spanish
Translations:
tornillo de mariposa, tornillo, tornillo de apriete manual, tornillo mariposa, tornillo de mano
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german
Translations:
daumenschraube, Flügelschraube, Daumenschraube, Rändelschraube
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french
Translations:
vis à oreilles, vis à ailettes, vis moletée, vis de serrage, moletée
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italian
Translations:
serrapollici, vite a testa zigrinata, testa zigrinata, vite zigrinata, vite a testa piatta
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portuguese
Translations:
parafuso, parafuso de aperto manual, parafuso borboleta, parafuso manual
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dutch
Translations:
duimschroef, schroef, vingerschroef, vleugelschroef, duimschroef vast
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russian
Translations:
винт, винт с накатанной головкой
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norwegian
Translations:
tommeskruen, skruen, tommelskruen, vingeskruen, fingerskruen
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swedish
Translations:
tumskruven, tumskruv, vingskruven, skruven, ving
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finnish
Translations:
peukaloruuvi, siipiruuvilla, siipiruuvin, sormiruuvi, sormiruuvia
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danish
Translations:
fingerskrue, fingerskruen, fingerskruer, tommelskruen
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czech
Translations:
křídlový, křídlový šroub, křídlový šroub do, křídlovou matici
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polish
Translations:
śruba skrzydełkowa, śrubę skrzydełkową, wkręt, śrubę motylkową, motylkową
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hungarian
Translations:
hüvelykszorító, szárnyascsavart, pillangócsavart, gombcsavart, szárnyas csavart
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turkish
Translations:
kelebek vida, Parmakla döndürülen vidayı, kelebek vidayı, kelebek vidasını
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greek
Translations:
βίδα, κοχλία, βιδωτό, βιδωτό κοχλία, βίδα για
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ukrainian
Translations:
гвинт, винт
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bulgarian
Translations:
винт, изтезания, за изтезания, инструменти за изтезания
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belarusian
Translations:
шруба, шрубу, вінт
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estonian
Translations:
pöidlakruvi, pöidlakruviga, Pöial tigu, tiibkruvi
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croatian
Translations:
Prstolomac
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lithuanian
Translations:
sraigto, Śruba skrzydełkowa
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latvian
Translations:
spārnskrūvei, rullīšu, spārnskrūvi, mikrometrisko
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romanian
Translations:
șurub cu cap crestat, șurubul cu cap crestat, șurub cu cap striat
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slovenian
Translations:
Krilati vijak

The meaning and "use of": thumbscrew

noun
  • a screw with a protruding winged or flattened head for turning with the thumb and forefinger. - As we can see from the rear shot, these panels are removed via thumbscrews and Phillips screws.
  • an instrument of torture for crushing the thumbs. - The other mutineers, after torture with thumbscrews , were whipped and had ashes, salt and pepper rubbed into their wounds.

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