can opener
A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
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Edlund 11100 Old Reliable #1 Manual Can Opener with Plated Steel Base For Cans Up to 11 Tall #kitchentools #homechef #canopening #oldreliable #heavyduty
only a cult could follow my chud son who spends his entire life holed up in his room gaming. they can all suck on the end of a can opener and twist the knob for all i care
It's canned Jax, it's not going to leap out. *Ragatha grabs a can opener*
I heard you pick up the can opener....
I will forgive you if you buy me a left handed can opener.
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A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
“Edlund 11100 Old Reliable #1 Manual Can Opener with Plated Steel Base For Cans Up to 11 Tall #kitchentools #homechef #canopening #oldreliable #heavyduty”
— Bluesky· May 2026“only a cult could follow my chud son who spends his entire life holed up in his room gaming. they can all suck on the end of a can opener and twist the knob for all i care”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's canned Jax, it's not going to leap out. *Ragatha grabs a can opener*”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I heard you pick up the can opener....”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I will forgive you if you buy me a left handed can opener.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang) A tool for safe-cracking.
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(roller derby) A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.
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- tin opener80%
(British, AU) a can opener.
- tin opener76%
The British and Australian term for what Americans call a can opener — the handheld or mounted kitchen tool used to cut open tins of food. A mundane but surprisingly revealing piece of vocabulary: ask for a tin opener in the US and you'll get blank stares; ask for a can opener in the UK and the same thing happens. It's a perfect example of how everyday household words split across the English-speaking world.
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Someone or something which cans.