TENTERHOOK

tenterhook

(noun) one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tenterhook (plural tenterhooks)

One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.

Anagrams

• heterokont

Source: Wiktionary



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