HANDSET

handset, French telephone

(noun) telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handset (plural handsets)

The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

A mobile phone.

Anagrams

• Hestand, handest, snathed

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

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