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tenacle Now rare. (ˈtɛnək(ə)l) [ad. L. tenāculum holder: see below.] † 1. pl. Forceps, pincers, nippers; cf. next, 1. Obs.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 308 Þou schalt take vp þe skyn wiþ tenaclis, and putt in þin hoot iren þoruȝ þe hole of þe tenaclis, & brenne þe skyn. 1597 A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. C... Oxford English Dictionary
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† tanacles, n. pl. Obs. rare—0. Also 6 -akles, 7 -ackels. [app. var. tenacle, ad. L. tenāculum, modified after It. tanaglie pl. pincers, tongs:—L. tenācula.] (See quots.) Hence † tanacle v. Obs. rare—0.1598 Florio, Tanaglie, toongs, pincers, tanakles, mullets. Tanagliare, to torture, to pinch, to ta... Oxford English Dictionary
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