"church key" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃəːtʃ.ki/ [UK], /ˈtʃɝtʃ.ki/ [US] Audio: en-au-church key.ogg [Australia] Forms: church keys [plural]
Etymology: See Wikipedia at church key § Etymology. Head templates: {{en-noun}} church key (plural church keys)
  1. An opener, typically with both can opener and bottle opener features, having a triangular tip that pierces the can. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-church_key-en-noun-4z6xQMqZ Disambiguation of Tools: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see church, key. Synonyms: churchkey Hypernyms: opener
    Sense id: en-church_key-en-noun-Bcg-Fu2B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46

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