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Hotchkiss Gun
Webster's Dictionary
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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hotchkiss Gun'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hotchkiss-gun.html. 1828.