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pull-tab



Pronunciation: (pool'tab"), [key]
—n.
1. a small metal tab or ring that is pulled up to uncover the precut opening in the top of a can or box.
2. a ticket used for gambling, with winning amounts indicated on it, that players extract from a jar or other receptacle.

—adj.
(of a can or box) equipped with a pull-tab. Also,pull'•tab",pull'tab".

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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