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French telephone

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A telephone with a handset. US, dated

    "An act prohibiting telephone corporations of this Commonwealth from imposing, for the use of hand telephones commonly called 'French telephones,' a charge in excess of fifteen cents per month […]"

  2. 2
    telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle wordnet

Etymology

In the early 20th century, telephones with handsets were not common in the United States. Many American soldiers encountered them in France during World War I.

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