Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TENSER, n. An employee who prepares the molten metal from which glass is made in a bottle-works (Clc. 1842 Children in Trades Report (2) k 13).
[Appar. from Eng. tense, sc. one who tests the elasticity of the metal.]
