Definition of "long-tom" [long-tom]

• In Sydney, a name given to Tylosurus ferox, a species of garfish which has both jaws prolonged to form a slender beak. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In the background miners are hand or shovel sluicing, in which the riffle-box of the long-tom is dispensed with."
• "To the right, in the foreground, three men are working a long-tom, which, in point of time, followed the rocker."
• "It takes several persons to manage properly a long-tom."