
pilliwinks



pilliwinks noun. ['pɪlɪwɪŋks] obsolete exc. Hist. Also pyrewinks, (earlier) pinnywinkles ['pɪnɪwɪŋk(ǝ)lz], & other vars.
pilliwinks noun.
['pɪlɪwɪŋks] obsolete exc.
Hist. Also pyrewinks, (earlier) pinnywinkles
['pɪnɪwɪŋk(ǝ)lz], & other vars.
LME.[Origin unkn.]An instrument of torture used for squeezing the fingers. Usu.
the pilliwinks.
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