one-arm bandit

A form of one-armed bandit — A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.

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Meanings

nounone-arm bandit (plural one-arm bandits)

plural one-arm bandits

  1. alternativeAlternative form of one-armed bandit.
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