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"Tenter"
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hook
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stretch
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dry
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bleached
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hang
A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.
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To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
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a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
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Hook on which bleached material would be left to dry - hence, "Left on tenterhooks."
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stretcher
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canvas
a canvas-stretcher
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foreman
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governor
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factory
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kind
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tends
One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
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A kind of governor.
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admit
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extension
To admit extension.
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