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单词 tenalia
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tenalian.

Etymology: medieval Latin tenālia forceps (Du Cange), latinized from French tenaille(s, Italian tanaglia.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: teˈnalia.
Obsolete. rare.
1. With plural agreement. Pincers, forceps: = tenaille n. 1.In quot. 1603 for tearing the flesh.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > tongs or pincers
tongsc725
tongsc890
pinsons1356
turkis1390
pincersa1400
twitches?a1425
pinching iron1519
pincette?1533
spinsers1539
pincher1573
twitcher1573
tenailles1597
quitch1600
tenalia1603
forceps1634
vellicle1676
snapdragon1833
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 1119 Some they roasted, and some they put vnto the Tenalia.
2. Fortification. = tenaille n. 2.
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > outwork > angle re-entering between bastions
tenaille1589
tenalia1649
1649 O. Cromwell Let. 16 Sept. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 125 Captain Brandly did with forty or fifty of his men very gallantly storm the tenalia; for which he deserves the thanks of the State.
1649 O. Cromwell Let. 17 Sept. in Writings & Speeches (1939) (modernized text) II. 126 There was a tenalia to flanker the south wall of the town, between Duleek Gate and the corner tower.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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