Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TENTER, n. A bar of wood fitted with hooks on which fish are hung to dry (ne.Sc., Ags., Fif. 1972).
[Extended usage of Eng. tenter, a frame on which milled cloth is stretched.]
