can-openern.

Brit.

/ˈkanˌəʊp(ə)nə/,

/ˈkanˌəʊpn̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈkænˌoʊp(ə)nər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: can n.¹, opener n.

Etymology: < can n.¹ + opener n.

Originally U.S.

1. A tool used for opening cans of food, originally having a sharp blade to pierce and cut the can open, and now typically with a sharp rotating wheel which cuts the can around the rim of the lid; = tin-opener n. at tin n. Compounds 2.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > tin-opener

can-opener1862

tin-opener1895

1862 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 7 July Can openers.

1867 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 21 Aug. One of the most convenient instruments we have seen in a long time is a Can Opener, invented by C. Messenger.

1891 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 25 Sept. 2/1 Every soldier..shall carry a pocket knife of a certain form and shape, and which shall contain four blades.., and also provided with a can opener and a corkscrew.

1936 Economist 4 Apr. 4/2 It is now possible to obtain complete meals in tinned form. The can-opener must surely be regarded as a sign of the times.

1976 Publishers Weekly 19 Apr. 82/3 The book's assumption is that single men are simps who don't know the difference between a pepper mill and a can opener.

2016 Caloundra (Queensland) Weekly (Nexis) 21 Jan. 5 It's great to have canned food with ring pulls because a lot of homeless guys don't carry around a can-opener.

2. Criminals' slang. A tool for breaking into safes; esp. a large jemmy with a cutting edge at one end, capable of cutting through the body of a safe. Now rare.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars > for opening safes

ripper1889

can-opener1910

1884 Daily Alta California (San Francisco) 5 Jan. 1/2 Some burglars prefer to cut through the top or back of a safe, and for that purpose they have a tool like an enlarged can opener.]

1910 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. 1/7 A tool that looked like an enormous jimmy was found beside the safe... Harry Rothstein had recently been liberated from State prison... The ‘can opener’ looked like a specimen of his skill.

1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 24 The brothers Kraemer invented the so-called can-opener for getting into safes, as well as other technical advances.

1996 A. Devlin Prison Patter 34/1 Can opener, tool for breaking open a safe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	can-opener
释义	can-openern. Brit. /ˈkanˌəʊp(ə)nə/, /ˈkanˌəʊpn̩ə/, U.S. /ˈkænˌoʊp(ə)nər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: can n.¹, opener n. Etymology: < can n.¹ + opener n. Originally U.S. 1. A tool used for opening cans of food, originally having a sharp blade to pierce and cut the can open, and now typically with a sharp rotating wheel which cuts the can around the rim of the lid; = tin-opener n. at tin n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > tin-opener can-opener1862 tin-opener1895 1862 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 7 July Can openers. 1867 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 21 Aug. One of the most convenient instruments we have seen in a long time is a Can Opener, invented by C. Messenger. 1891 Woodland (Calif.) Daily Democrat 25 Sept. 2/1 Every soldier..shall carry a pocket knife of a certain form and shape, and which shall contain four blades.., and also provided with a can opener and a corkscrew. 1936 Economist 4 Apr. 4/2 It is now possible to obtain complete meals in tinned form. The can-opener must surely be regarded as a sign of the times. 1976 Publishers Weekly 19 Apr. 82/3 The book's assumption is that single men are simps who don't know the difference between a pepper mill and a can opener. 2016 Caloundra (Queensland) Weekly (Nexis) 21 Jan. 5 It's great to have canned food with ring pulls because a lot of homeless guys don't carry around a can-opener. 2. Criminals' slang. A tool for breaking into safes; esp. a large jemmy with a cutting edge at one end, capable of cutting through the body of a safe. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars > for opening safes ripper1889 can-opener1910 1884 Daily Alta California (San Francisco) 5 Jan. 1/2 Some burglars prefer to cut through the top or back of a safe, and for that purpose they have a tool like an enlarged can opener.] 1910 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. 1/7 A tool that looked like an enormous jimmy was found beside the safe... Harry Rothstein had recently been liberated from State prison... The ‘can opener’ looked like a specimen of his skill. 1933 S. Walker Night Club Era 24 The brothers Kraemer invented the so-called can-opener for getting into safes, as well as other technical advances. 1996 A. Devlin Prison Patter 34/1 Can opener, tool for breaking open a safe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1862
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