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pull tab
noun
- a metal tab or ring that is pulled to uncover the precut opening in a can or other container.
Word History and Origins
Origin of pull tab1
Example Sentences
These linear defects, or dislocations, are what give metals their strength and workability, but they can also make materials fail catastrophically - which is what happens every time you pop the pull tab on a can of soda.
Wrigley had alleged a scheme involving the Wall of Honor as an enticement to get bars to use electronic pull tab machines provided exclusively by the three distributors, and to influence bars to switch charitable gambling organizations, The Bismarck Tribune reported in April.
The settlement, which includes a $125,000 fine and acknowledgement of wrongdoing, comes as state lawmakers and gambling regulators have been grappling with issues related to electronic pull tab machines, which have proliferated in North Dakota since 2018.
For example, the post received $144,000 in pull tab sales in 2021, but less than half of that made it into the VFW’s gambling account.
She also oversaw the canteen’s pull tab machines, which is where the Washington State Gambling Commission’s investigation started.
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