TENTERHOOK

PRONUNCIATION: (TEN-tuhr-hook)

MEANING: noun: One of various hooks used for stretching cloth on a frame.

ETYMOLOGY: From tenter (a frame for stretching cloth to dry during manufacturing), from tendere (to stretch) + hook, from Old English hoc. Earliest documented use: 1480.
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ENTER HOOK - the villain in Peter Pan comes on stage for the first time

CENTERHOOK - a basketball shoot made by the tallest player on the team

SENT E.R. (HOOK) - was taken to the Emergency room after an accident while fishing