tenterhook

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountenterhook (plural tenterhooks)

plural tenterhooks · alternative tenter-hook · alternative tenter hook

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

Origin

From tenter + hook.

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Translations

German Spannhaken
  • Spannhakenone of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter
Hungarian feszítőhorog, feszítőkampó
  • feszítőhorogone of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter
  • feszítőkampóone of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tenterhook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterhook

MLA

“tenterhook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterhook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenterhook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterhook.

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