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单词 tethery
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tetheryadj.

/ˈtɛðəri/
Etymology: < tether n. + -y suffix1.
rare.
Apt to become tangled or ravelled: said of long-stapled wool, the fibres of which cling together.
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tethery1894
1894 C. Vickerman Woollen Spinning ix. 167 It is very obvious..that a long tethery wool would be extremely difficult to divide from the lap, either by the Bolette or Martin machine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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