tenterhook
English
noun
Definitions
- One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
Etymology
Compound from English tenter + English hook (qualifier).
Origin
English
hook
Gloss
qualifier
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- armhook English
- baithook English
- billhook English
- boathook English
- boothook English
- breasthook English
- bullhook English
- butthook English
- buttonhook English
- coathook English
- dehook English
- eyehook English
- firehook English
- fishhook English
- fleshhook English
- foothook English
- forehook English
- grapplehook English
- heddle hook English
- hook English
- hook maneuver English
- hookable English
- hookbill English
- hooked English
- hooker English
- hookest English
- hooketh English
- hookgun English
- hookkeeper English
- hookless English
- hooklet English
- hooklike English
- hookman English
- hooknose English
- hookset English
- hookswitch English
- hookthorn English
- hooktip English
- hooktop English
- hookworm English
- microhook English
- nuthook English
- pothook English
- pre-hook English
- rehook English
- shavehook English
- sheephook English
- shithook English
- skyhook English
- switchhook English
- tailhook English
- tenter English
- unhook English
- webhook English
- wolf hook English
- hukki Finnish
- хук Russian
- フック Japanese
- hoke Middle English
- huk Tok Pisin
- hukim Tok Pisin
- hook
- dehook
- hooked
- hooker
- tenter
- rehook
- unhook
- hooklet
- eyehook
- hookgun
- hooketh
- nuthook
- pothook
- armhook
- webhook
- hookman
- hooktop
- skyhook
- hookset
- hookest
- hooktip
- hookbill
- billhook
- coathook
- hookless
- shithook
- forehook
- firehook
- pre-hook
- foothook
- hooklike
- butthook
- tailhook
- bullhook
- hookable
- hooknose
- fishhook
- boothook
- boathook
- hookworm
- baithook
- microhook
- sheephook
- wolf hook
- fleshhook
- shavehook
- hookthorn
- hookkeeper
- switchhook
- hookswitch
- breasthook
- buttonhook
- heddle hook
- grapplehook
- hook maneuver