HyperDic: tenterhook

English > 1 sense of the word tenterhook:
NOUNartifacttenterhookone of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
English > tenterhook: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningOne of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter.
Part oftenterA framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
Broaderhook, clawA mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Spanishescarpia
Catalanescarpia, escàrpia

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