| Summary: | tenter hooks "I'll be on tenter hooks until I get a letter from her." (in a state of anxiety or expectancy) "Come on, tell me! Don't keep me on tender hooks." (over) [Reverse] Tenter-hooks, . . . the hooks upon which the valances of a bed are hung. The hooks are sharp, and the valances are hung to e them by means of a tape. 'Tenterhoke, houet, ' -Palgrave. -Sheffield Glossary, p. 254. --- Tenter-hook-� One of the sharp, hooked nails set on a tenter for stretching cloth. � On tenterhooks - in a state of painful suspense. -Winston Dict. of Can. Eng. --- Also OED - small print under Tenter. " Eng. Dialect Dict. JH JH JH 1/70 Not used Not used Withdrawn The reverse of the card is at T_16396.
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