can-opener

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can-opener noun

A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off.
A shoulder hit to the chest, usually accomplished while moving from a crouched to a standing position.

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tin opener tin-opener bottle-opener box cutter box-cutter nailcutter boltcutter bottletop paper-knife ring-pull eye opener wirecutter bottlecap eyeopener churchkey potato-masher doorhandle

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