taint
taint v J. Widdowson says check in OED _tenter_, _tented_. Related to tenterhooks. He believes he has a word in a folktale which makes sense for _tenter_, and that seems more plausible than the present definition of _taint_. Correction? Please supply the sentence. 13 Aug 85 G.M. Story APR 26 1988 WK...
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| Language: | English |
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1969
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76190 |
| Summary: | taint v J. Widdowson says check in OED _tenter_, _tented_. Related to tenterhooks. He believes he has a word in a folktale which makes sense for _tenter_, and that seems more plausible than the present definition of _taint_. Correction? Please supply the sentence. 13 Aug 85 G.M. Story APR 26 1988 WK Used I Used I Not used |
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