Can-opener
a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
Historical Examples
The Duke Of Chimney Butte G. W. Ogden
Much Ado About Peter Jean Webster
Peggy Laura E. Richards
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three Dexter J. Forrester
The Voice in the Fog Harold MacGrath
Vacation with the Tucker Twins Nell Speed
Perkins of Portland Ellis Parker Butler
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska Rockwell Kent
The Million Dollar Mystery Harold MacGrath
noun
another name for tin-opener
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