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tenterhook
noun ten·ter·hook \ˈten-tər-ˌhu̇k\
Definition of TENTERHOOK
: a sharp hooked nail used especially for fastening cloth on a tenter
— on tenterhooks
: in a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense <the waiting kept us on tenterhooks>
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First Known Use of TENTERHOOK
15th century
Rhymes with TENTERHOOK
Beaverbrook, bring to book, buttonhook, cock a snook, comic book, copybook, donnybrook, gerenuk, grappling hook, inglenook, in one's book, Leeuwenhoek, off the hook, overbook, overlook, picture book, pocketbook, pressure-cook, pruning hook, Sandy Hook, service book, statute book, storybook, talking book, Volapük
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