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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hotchkiss gun

/häch'-kĭs gŭn/ · Hotch·kiss gun · IPA
01 A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mort…
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    A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.