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can opener

noun

  1. a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.


can-opener

noun

  1. another name for tin-opener
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of can opener1

First recorded in 1865–70
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A manual can opener is a must for accessing canned goods, while a hand-crank food processor can help with basic meal prep.

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