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hookswitch

noun

Etymology

From hook + switch.

  1. borrowed from swijch
  2. compounded as hookswitch — “hook + switch”

Definitions

  1. The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the…

    The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.

    • At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA