noun
Origin: < Sp tenaza, lit., tongs, pincers < L tenaces, things that hold fast < tenax: see tenacious
See tenace in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Spanish tenaza, tongs, tenace
Origin: , from tenaces
Origin: , pl. of tenaz, tenacious
Origin: , from Latin tenāx, tenāc-; see tenacious
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