Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dentists'instrument formerly in use for extracting teeth: so called because turned like a key.
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Examples
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The tooth-key slipped off and the farmer let out a yell and tried to get out of the door.
Shawn of Skarrow James Tandy Ellis 1905
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