"fruit machine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-fruit machine.ogg [Australia] Forms: fruit machines [plural]
Etymology: fruit + machine * (slot machine): From originating with machines with fruit pictures * (criminology): From being a machine used to identify fruits (“homosexuals”) * (food): From being a machine containing fruits Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fruit|machine}} fruit + machine, {{sense|slot machine}} (slot machine):, {{sense|criminology}} (criminology):, {{m|en|fruit|fruits|gloss=homosexuals}} fruits (“homosexuals”), {{sense|food}} (food): Head templates: {{en-noun}} fruit machine (plural fruit machines)
  1. (British, gambling) A slot machine, especially one having spinning wheels marked with pictures of fruit. Tags: British Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-fruit_machine-en-noun-XH3B-cqW Categories (other): British English Topics: gambling, games
  2. (Canada, criminology, slang) A device developed to identify homosexual people by measuring their physical responses to different kinds of pornography. Tags: Canada, slang Categories (topical): Criminology
    Sense id: en-fruit_machine-en-noun-YZJ8JrXs Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
  3. (food) A vending machine that dispenses fruit.
    Sense id: en-fruit_machine-en-noun-ybKGM0QS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 14 58 Topics: food, lifestyle

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