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



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