tensomeadj.n.
/ˈtɛns(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈtɛns(ə)m/, Scottish English /ˈtɛns(ə)m/ Scottish.
Ten together, consisting of a company or set of ten. Also as n. A set or cluster of ten.
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1563 N. Winȝet tr. Vincentius Lirinensis Antiq. Catholike Fayth in Wks. (1890) II. 75 Al in the haly number of that table of ten-sum at Ephesus.
1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 439 Maire honor is to vanquisch ane, nor feicht with tensum and be tane.
1898 J. Paton Castlebraes ix. 284 The glee o' Tensome an' Twalsome Faimilies.
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