handset

[ noun hand-set; verb, adjective hand-set, -set ]

/ noun ˈhændˌsɛt; verb, adjective ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /

Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.

to set (type) by hand.

(of type) set by hand.

(of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand.

Origin of handset

First recorded in 1915–20; hand + set

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Another man quickly picked up a handset and spoke briefly into it.

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He lifted the handset from its cradle and dialed the operator.

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handset

/ (ˈhændˌsɛt) /

a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear