Tenterhook (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
Idioms
  1. in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety: The movie keeps one on tenterhooks until the very last moment.
noun
  1. one of a series of hooks or bent nails used to hold cloth stretched on a tenter
  2. in a state of tension or suspense
Tenterhook (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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