Slot machine

Slot machine
Slot machine Slot" ma*chine" A machine the operation of which is started by dropping a coin into a slot, for delivering small articles of merchandise, showing one's weight, exhibiting pictures, throwing dice, gambling, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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