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What (who) is tenterhook$82336$ - definition
tenterhook
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![Tenterhooks on what may be the world's last remaining 18th-century tenter frames at [[Otterburn Mill]], Northumberland.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tenter Frames, Otterburn Mill, Northumberland.jpg?width=200 "Tenterhooks on what may be the world's last remaining 18th-century tenter frames at [[Otterburn Mill]], Northumberland.")
HOOKED NAIL FOR USE IN A TENTERFRAME
Tenter hooks; Tenter; Tenter hook; Tenterhooks; Tenderhook; Tenderhooks; Tenter frame; On tenterhooks; Stenter frame
¦ noun historical a hook used to fasten cloth on a tenter.
Phrases
on tenterhooks in a state of agitated suspense.
tenterhooks
HOOKED NAIL FOR USE IN A TENTERFRAME
Tenter hooks; Tenter; Tenter hook; Tenterhooks; Tenderhook; Tenderhooks; Tenter frame; On tenterhooks; Stenter frame
n. on tenterhooks ('in suspense')
on tenterhooks
HOOKED NAIL FOR USE IN A TENTERFRAME
Tenter hooks; Tenter; Tenter hook; Tenterhooks; Tenderhook; Tenderhooks; Tenter frame; On tenterhooks; Stenter frame
in a state of agitated suspense.
