tenterhooks

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tenterhook
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APA

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

MLA

“tenterhooks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterhooks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenterhooks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenterhooks.

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