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tenterhook

/ˈtɛntəhʊk/

noun
- 1. a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter. historical
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Tenterhook
Hooked nail for use in a tenterframe
Tenterhooks or tenter hooks are hooked nails in a device called a tenter. Tenters were wooden frames which were used as far back as the 14th century in the process of making woollen cloth. They are now superseded by stenter pins. Wikipedia
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