per-torquĕo, ēre, v. a.,
I to twist awry , to distort : ora foedo sapore, Lucr. 2, 401.—
II To hurl , vent : quam senticosa verba pertorquet, Afran. ap. Fest. p. 339 Müll. and ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 333 ib. (Com. Rel. v. 1 Rib.).