"tenter hook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tenter hooks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenter hook (plural tenter hooks)
  1. Alternative form of tenterhook Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tenterhook
    Sense id: en-tenter_hook-en-noun-cps0DMPe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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