church key

A beer can opener. Unfortunately, use of this instrument has declined since the pop top appeared in the mid 1960s.

Lolly and Harriet are bringing the beer. Don't forget to bring a church key.

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church key

a bottle opener

Hey Joe, where'd you leave the church key. This ain't no twist off, y' know.

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church key

a bottle or can opener (cans had no opening tabs when this word originated)

Don't forget to hang up the church key when you are done with it.

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church key

Instrument used to open beer cans.

Conrad Birdie: "You got a church key, man?"
Mr. McAfee: "We've got a church, but it's open."
Conrad Birdie: "A can opener, man! Man, you're from nowhere like."

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church key

In the days of my youth, before twist off bottle caps, "church key" only refered to bottle openers made of heavy gauge bent wire.

I stopped at the beer distributers and picked up a case of Duke, they gave me a church key so we're ready to go.

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chinese church key

A bottle opener of a balisong (butterfly knife) configuration.

The new bartender uses a Chinese church key. How flashy!