tenterhook

ten·ter·hook

noun \ˈten-tər-ˌhu̇k\

Definition of TENTERHOOK

: a sharp hooked nail used especially for fastening cloth on a tenter

— on tenterhooks

: in a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense <the waiting kept us on tenterhooks>

First Known Use of TENTERHOOK

15th century

Rhymes with TENTERHOOK

Beaverbrook, bring to book, buttonhook, cock a snook, comic book, copybook, donnybrook, gerenuk, grappling hook, inglenook, in one's book, Leeuwenhoek, off the hook, overbook, overlook, picture book, pocketbook, pressure-cook, pruning hook, Sandy Hook, service book, statute book, storybook, talking book, Volapük