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tin opener

tin opener noun: a can opener.

Noun

tin opener (plural tin openers)

  1. (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

tin opener meaning in Tamil

tin opener in Tamil

திறப்பி

Forms of tin opener

pluraltin openers
alternative formtin-opener
alternative formtinopener

Questions about tin opener

What does tin opener mean?
Tin opener means a can opener.
What is tin opener in Tamil?
Tin opener in Tamil is திறப்பி. See Tin opener meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tin opener?
Tin opener is a noun.
What is the plural of tin opener?
The plural of tin opener is tin openers.

Words near tin opener in the dictionary

  1. tin lizzies
  2. tin man
  3. tin men
  4. tin mine
  5. tin mines
  6. tin opener
  7. tin openers
  8. tin ore
  9. Tin Pan Alley
  10. Tin Pan Alleyite
  11. tin penny

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