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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| tenterhook |
| SYLLABICATION: | ten·ter·hook |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t n t r-h k |
| NOUN: | A hooked nail for securing cloth on a tenter. |
| IDIOM: | on tenterhooks In a state of uneasiness, suspense, or anxiety. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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