Tenaille
Pronunciation : Te*naille"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a tenaille, fr. L. tenaculum. See Tenaculum.] (Fort.)
Definition : Defn: An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain, between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913