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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A slot machine for gambling operated by pulling a lever on the side.
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- noun gambling A
gaming machine having a long handle (the “arm” referred to in the name) at one side that one pulls down to makereels spin; the player wins money ortokens when certaincombinations ofsymbols line up on these reels.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a slot machine that is used for gambling
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