See Also: hairtail(medicine)
tenent(1)(dictionary)
tenent(2)(dictionary)
NON TENENT INSIMUL, pleadings(law)

tenent(2) (iou) and hairtail (medicine)


tenent(2) (iou)



tenent adjective. M19.
[from Latin tenentem holding, pres. pple of tenere to hold.]
Zoology. Of hairs on the feet of insects, spiders, etc.: used for holding or attachment.

hairtail (medicine)


hairtail
<zoology> Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; especially, T. Lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail.

Synonym: bladefish.

Source: Websters Dictionary