Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An implement for cutting open one end of a sealed tin can.
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- noun Alternative form of
can opener .
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Examples
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M: Don't know, but I bet it never has to look for a can-opener.
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"First course is now served with the kind assistance of the can-opener."
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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Most respondents had a flashlight, a manual can-opener, over-the counter pain relievers and fever reducers, personal hygiene supplies, a first aid kit, and a two week supply of prescription drugs.
Poll: Those most at risk are least worried about swine flu 2009
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Most respondents had a flashlight, a manual can-opener, over-the counter pain relievers and fever reducers, personal hygiene supplies, a first aid kit, and a two week supply of prescription drugs.
Poll: Those most at risk are least worried about swine flu 2009
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Teh kitteh doan has can-opener skillz yet, wi stil sayf.
o. u iz lokked out? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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But making teh can-opener noyze iz teh furst thing a cat-rangler lerns!
i noes das mi baskit. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Now I think they're an effective can-opener for the blows that follow, at least for some of their intended audience.
Obama And Biden Say Palin Pick Shows That "Barriers Are Falling" 2009
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The “imagine an intelligent and capable political process” argument is directly analagous to the “assume a can-opener” retort used often to criticize the “rationality” axiom of economics, but of course any really real social scientist accepts that particular assumption on its face.
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He died rich in 1989, secure in the gratitude of just about everyone except can-opener manufacturers.
Landmarks 2008
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I haz no trubble herding cats–dey all come runnin as soon as dey herd teh can-opener!
Dun worry - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
hernesheir commented on the word can-opener
Sometimes the more pedestrian terms wait a long time to be listed.
December 11, 2010