"penny fall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: penny falls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} penny fall (plural penny falls)
  1. A mechanical arcade game in which players insert coins that fall onto a number of moving platforms that gradually push the coins toward a payout slot. Synonyms: coin pusher, penny pusher
    Sense id: en-penny_fall-en-noun-bH6oPbN3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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