teNTer hooks

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,...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78845
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/78845 2023-12-31T10:19:25+01:00 teNTer hooks 1970/01/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78845 eng eng T Avalon/P.B. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16395 T_16395_tenter hooks http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78845 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z 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 JH JH JH 1/70 Not used Not used Withdrawn The reverse of the card is at T_16396. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
teNTer hooks
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title teNTer hooks
title_short teNTer hooks
title_full teNTer hooks
title_fullStr teNTer hooks
title_full_unstemmed teNTer hooks
title_sort tenter hooks
publishDate 1970
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/78845
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation T
Avalon/P.B.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16395
T_16395_tenter hooks
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