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Definition of Slot machine
1. Noun. A machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot.
Terms within: Coin Box, Coin Slot
Generic synonyms: Machine
Specialized synonyms: One-armed Bandit, Slot, Vending Machine
Definition of Slot machine
1. Noun. Any machine operated by placing a coin or token into a slot. ¹
2. Noun. A gambling machine so operated; a fruit machine or one-armed bandit. ¹
3. Noun. A vending machine. ¹
4. Noun. (context: poker slang) three of a kind sevens ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slot Machine
Literary usage of Slot machine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"So the question presented by the appeal for our decision is, Is a slot machine,
such as the appellant admittedly operated in his café, a gambling machine or ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"slot machine operated with nickels, which, whenever a nickel was deposited, gave
chewing gum, etc., but might also give in addition a number of trade checks ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1908)
"What happens to the slot machine. You have often wondered, perhaps, ... The wonder
and mystery of the slot machine is explained below by a clever writer who ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"The use of a slot machine, where the element of chance determines whether the
prizes are to be given, brings the operation thereof under the definition of ..."