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tenterhook
ten·ter·hook [ téntər hk ] (plural ten·ter·hooks)


noun 
Definition:
 
hook for holding cloth taut: one of the hooks used to hold cloth taut on a frame during manufacture, especially while it dries

be on tenterhooks to be anxious or in great suspense
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