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Meanings of turnscrew in English

A hand tool used for driving screws.

Usage of turnscrew in English
1
Another search in his bag, and he took out a turnscrew.
Dracula
2
The wheel-like turnscrew moves easily, and the port door opens effortlessly.
Reuters
3
The pressure of his fingers on her shoulders warned her of his strength; his thumb was like a turnscrew.
There was a King in Egypt
4
A small iron bottle of pure mercury to supply leakage should be supplied with every barometer, as also a turnscrew.
Himalayan Journals — Volume 2 / Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Ben...
5
Have you got the new turnscrew?...
The Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts
6
For six francs, a prisoner, who was also a turnkey, procured us two files, a ripping chisel, and two turnscrews.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12,...
Frequent collocations
Turnscrew through the time