Behind the factory on the hill you can see the long strips of finished flannel stretched out to dry on frames
called tenters.
Edward sissons
engine tenter
at the park pit was charged by mr. wells of neglecting rules 51 and 52 of the pit.
Tenter frame
used for drying the finished cloth to a uniform width when the weather allowed, is still in an adjacent field.
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