tin-opener

noun

a small tool for opening tins

Nearby words

tin plate, tin pyrites, tin soldier, tin spirit, tin whistle, tin-opener, tin-pan, tin-panning, tin-plate, tin-pot, tin-white

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Examples from the Web for tin-opener

For Alan, a new kind of tin-opener that the dear boy would like enormously; he was so nice and practical.
The Freelands|John Galsworthy
While speaking to Hal the steward had been plying a tin-opener, and at this moment turned out a big tongue on to a plate.
Under the Star-Spangled Banner|F. S. Brereton
Brawn of course is cheaper, but then if you have brawn you want a tin-opener.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
He investigated his money-box, removing the top with a tin-opener.
Jeremy|Hugh Walpole

And once before my eyes his ready lips sucked the condensed-milk off our tin-opener before plunging it into a tin of potted meat.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front|E. W. Hornung