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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pilliwinks /ˈpɪlɪwɪŋks/

▶plural noun historical an instrument of torture used for squeezing the fingers.

– origin ME pyrwykes, pyrewinkes, of unknown origin.

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