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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wrinching, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. wrenching (Trevisa), wrynchinge (1545), wrinching (1555).] The action of jerking or pulling with a twisting motion, wrenching. —1590–1 Crim. Trials I ii 215.
Her maister … did … torment her with … binding or wrinching her head with a cord or roape
