Gardnern.
/ˈɡɑːdnə/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrdnər/ Used attributively and absolutely to designate a type of machine gun invented by Gardner, which has two to five barrels side by side.
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1884 Illustr. London News LXXXIV. 222/1 The force was drawn up..with three Gardners on the left and three Gatlings on the right.
1899 Daily News 30 Jan. 5/1 The workshops were turning out two Gardiners [sic] and two Maxims every month.
1903 A. Conan Doyle Green Flag 11 Caught in the blast of lead from a Gardner.
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