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wrest(2)(dictionary)
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wrest(dictionary)

wrest(1) (iou)



wrest noun1. ME.
[from the verb.]
A twist, a wrench; a tug, a violent pull. ME.
b. A wrenching of a muscle; a sprain. Scot. E17.
Hist. An implement for tuning certain wire-stringed instruments, as the harp or spinet; a tuning-key. LME.
An instance of wresting or straining the meaning of words etc. L16-E17.
Comb.: wrest block Music = wrest-plank below; wrest-pin Music = tuning-pin s.v. TUNING noun; wrest-plank Music the board in which the wrest-pins are fixed.