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tightener|ˈtaɪt(ə)nə(r)| [f. tighten v. + -er1.] One who or that which tightens.
1829Nat. Philos., Prelim. Treat. 32 (U.K.S.), [In lizards] the two toes or tightners, by which the skin of the foot is pinned down. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 66 What is elegantly termed a tightner, that is to say, a most plentiful repast. 1890Illustr. Lond. News 6 Sept. 298/3 A minstrel..a tightener of the strong sinews of warlike hearts! 1891Wheeling 25 Feb. 402 Wrenches, spoke tighteners, and padlocks and chain; bearings, hubs, and pedals. 1895Standard 21 Nov. 5/2 There is no such tightener of the purse strings as want of confidence. |