mitrailleuse
mitrailleuse machine-gun. XIX. — F., fem. of mitrailleur, agent-noun f. mitrailler, f. mitraille small shot or projectile (in OF. small money, pieces of metal), alt. of mitaille, coll. dim. of mite MITE2.
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