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church key

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church key
n.
A can or bottle opener having a usually triangular head.

church key
n
(Engineering / Tools) US a device with a triangular point at one end for making holes in the tops of cans
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Noun1.church key - can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans
can opener, tin opener - a device for cutting cans open


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When she returned to the office to hang up the church key, the pastor, who wore a smoking jacket in the evening, would come downstairs to check his messages one last time.
today, when Mahony takes the church keys from the contractor and hands them to McNamara, who will unlock and open the doors, leading parishioners inside.
 
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