thumbscrew

In order to tighten the chain, loosen the thumbscrew, then the bus can be moved.
Afin de tendre la chaîne, desserrer la vis, puis le bus peut être déplacé.
You must have used a thumbscrew to get that out of him.
- Il n'aime pas s'en vanter.
The thumbscrew pushes the metal, which pushes the attached PTFE against the draw tube, and the tension is thereby adjusted.
Les vis de serrage pousse le métal, ce qui pousse le joint PTFE contre le tube de traction, et la tension est ainsi ajustée.
We saw a thumbscrew at the torture museum.
Nous avons vu un casse-pouce au musée de la torture.
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