sb. pl. Obs. rare. [med.L. tenālia forceps (Du Cange), latinized from F. tenaille(s, It. tanaglia.]
1. Pincers, forceps: = TENAILLE 1.
In quot. for tearing the flesh.
1603. Knolles, Hist. Turks (1621), 1119. Some they roasted, and some they put unto the Tenalia.
2. Fortif. = TENAILLE 2.
1649. Cromwell, Lett., 26 Sept., in Carlyle. Colonel Brandly did with forty or fifty of his men very gallantly storm the Tenalia; for which he deserves the thanks of the State. Ibid., 17 Sept. There was a Tenalia to flanker the south wall of the Town, between Duleek Gate, and the corner Tower.
