| 单词 | bottle opener | 
| 释义 | bottle openern. 1.  A person who opens a bottle or bottles, esp. as part of his or her job; spec. a (wine) waiter. Somewhat rare.In quot. a1868   humorously as a title. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > 			[noun]		 > serving liquor > uncorker of bottle uncorker1855 bottle openera1868 a1868    C. G. Halpine Poet. Wks. 		(1869)	 48  				Miles O'Reilly, Asst. Bottle Opener and Chief of Staff. 1884    Sporting Times 27 Dec. 3/4  				All the chefs, punch makers, bottle openers, cleaners, and waiters wore black ties. 1968    Sunday Post-Crescent 		(Appleton, Wisconsin)	 9 June  b10/1  				Evers was anxious to christen his new 12-foot craft.., and your reporter [was] tabbed as ‘official bottle opener of the night’. 2003    Financial Times 13 Sept.  w11/3  				The waiters have not, as in so many other restaurants, been reduced to plate carriers and bottle openers.  2.  A utensil, usually of metal, for levering off metal caps from bottles. Also: a utensil for removing corks or other bottle closures; a corkscrew. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > 			[noun]		 > serving liquor > utensils for wine basketc950 faucet?a1400 claretc1440 tilter1630 simpulum1672 worm1681 valentia1688 screw1697 bottle screw1699 corkscrew1720 cyathus1768 toddy ladle1807 valinch1823 champagne fountain1835 wine-wagon1848 beer-tray1862 beer-pull1864 oenochoe1871 bottle opener1872 kovsh1884 toddy-lifter1894 set-up1930 beer-mat1939 1872    Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1871 I. 240 in  U.S. Congress. Serial Set (42nd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 86) VIII  				Alphabetical list of patentees for the year 1871..Trimble, Charles B., New York, N. Y. Bottle-opener. 1899    Jewelers' Circular 15 Nov. 2/2 		(advt.)	  				A Useful Novelty. Bottle Openers, in Sterling Silver and Silver Plate. 1931    Kansas City 		(Missouri)	 Times 17 Dec. 20  				There were a few keys and a corkscrew and bottle-opener in the bunch. 1955    Pop. Mech. Mar. 12/2  				The famed Swiss Army Knife..has..screwdriver, awl, can opener, bottle opener, corkscrew & small knife. 1961    Pop. Mech. Apr. 60/2  				New Product. Wall bottle opener, catches spray and caps. 1990    L. Baldridge Compl. Guide New Manners for 90's xv. 430  				How to Open a Wine Bottle. The best and easiest-to-use bottle opener is a Screwpull. 1999    C. Tóibín Blackwater Lightship 		(2000)	 i. 16  				He..reached into his pocket and took out a small bottle opener. He opened a bottle of Guinness and offered it to her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  | 
	
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