Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbikins

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thumbikins
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

plural of thumbikin

Example Sentences

"[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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thumb

Inflected Forms

thumbikin (alternative)

Questions

What does thumbikins mean?: An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbkin or thumbscrew.
Where does thumbikins come from?: From thumb + -ikin + -s. Compare bootikin.

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