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thumbikins

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thumbikins¹

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From thumb + -ikin + -s. Compare bootikin.

noun thumbikins · thumbikin

  1. An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew. [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.

thumbikins²

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noun

  1. plural plural of thumbikin

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"thumbikins." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thumbikins. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{thumbikins_2026,
  title = {thumbikins},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thumbikins},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}