Gatling gun n. An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired. Note: The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of 1,200 shots per minute.
... Eliza," he broke in. "An alarm clock isn't a Gatling gun. Your association of ideas is faulty. There is much in common between the clatter of an alarm clock and the suffragist cause, but all the ladies promised not to ... — The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley • Louis Tracy
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