Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenterhook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-ter-hook
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.

Etymology

From tenter + hook.

Inflected Forms

tenterhooks (plural) tenter-hook (alternative) tenter hook (alternative)

Phrases

on tenterhooks

Questions

What does tenterhook mean?: One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
Where does tenterhook come from?: From tenter + hook.

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