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church key
noun
, Slang.
- a small metal can opener having a sharp triangular pointed end for punching holes in the top of a beverage can, as of beer.
church key
noun
- a device with a triangular point at one end for making holes in the tops of cans
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Word History and Origins
Origin of church key1
First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences
There was always someone yelling for a "church key" (the metal key on the bottom of a can) to borrow.
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At Tannington also they came to my father to ask him to let them have the church Bible and the church key.
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As a substitute for the usual ring, the church key has been put into requisition.
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"That's not the church key," said Lewis, staring at the one just hung up.
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A parish clerk recollected an instance of a party that came to the church, and requested to be married with the church key.
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