one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
百科解释
Tenterhooks are hooks in a device called a tenter. Tenters were originally large wooden frames which were used as far back as the 14th century in the process of making woollen cloth.
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其他语种释义
tenterhookとは意味:tenterhook n. (織物の)張り枠の釘. 【前置詞+】 ◆You've got in! That's wonderful. I've been on tenterhooks all week. 当選したね, 見事だ. 1 週間ずっとやきもきしていたよ.