tenter hook

A form of tenterhook — One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.

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Meanings

nountenter hook (plural tenter hooks)

plural tenter hooks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tenterhook.
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APA

tenter hook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenter%20hook

MLA

“tenter hook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenter%20hook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenter hook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenter%20hook.

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