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can opener
noun
- a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
can-opener
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Word History and Origins
Origin of can opener1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
These supplies include veterinary records, pet food and a can opener, food and water bowls, and medications.
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But duralumin, probably, a very light, strong alloy; and what I have here is a hunting knife with a can-opener on one end!
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"Sure, you can have a can-opener for your emblem," said Dorry Benton.
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There are a few little gifts,—a pocketknife and a kitchen set of knife, fork, and can-opener for Olson.
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He then said that he would swim home for his tools, as he had forgotten the can-opener.
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But what's the use of wishing for luxuries, when we haven't even a can-opener—Dinky-Dunk says he's used a hatchet for over a year!
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