pilliwinks

UK /ˈpɪlɪwɪŋks/US /ˈpɪliˌwɪŋks/

noun[plural only]1

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(Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
- They prick us and they pine us, and they pit us on the pinnywinkles for witches; [...] — 1819

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