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Gardner|ˈgɑːdnə(r)|
The name of Captain M. W. Gardner, used attrib. and absol. to designate a type of machine gun invented by him, which has two to five barrels side by side.
1884Illustr. London News LXXXIV. 222/1 The force was drawn up..with three Gardners on the left and three Gatlings on the right. 1899Daily News 30 Jan. 5/1 The workshops were turning out two Gardiners [sic] and two Maxims every month. 1903A. Conan Doyle Green Flag 11 Caught in the blast of lead from a Gardner. |