tin opener en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, UK) a can opener.
But I recall that those tin openers ran hot opening tin after tin of rubberised peach quarters and pulverised fruit salad to fill the "hollow legs" of an expanding population.
1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tin openers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tin-opener | alternative | lexicographic | |
| tinopener | alternative | lexicographic |