PINNYWINKLES

Noun

pinnywinkles pl (plural only)

Alternative form of pilliwinks

Source: Wiktionary


Pin"ny*win`kles, n. pl.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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