单词 | gambling machine |
释义 | > as lemmasgambling machine gambling machine n. a machine which allows the user to gamble money on the outcome of an automated game or process; (now usually) a slot machine used for gambling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > gambling machines gambling machine?1790 poker machine1899 fruit machine1933 one-armed bandit1936 one-arm bandit1937 pokie1965 ?1790 Morning & Evening Amusem. Merlin's Mech. Mus. 5 The Gambling Machine. 1843 Cold Water Mag. Sept. 69/1 I counted thirty persons, besides those whose business it was to set the gambling machine in operation. The table was covered with money. 1935 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Dog beneath Skin ii. iii. 101 Gambling-machines and switchbacks. 1999 Times 29 Nov. 42/2 The idle gambling machines have a melancholy air. < as lemmas |
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