English Explanatory Dictionary

hookswitch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

hookswitch hookswitches hook switch

Etymology

From hook + switch.

Synonyms

switchhook
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