switchhook

See also: switch hook

English

Alternative forms

switch hook

Etymology

switch +‎ hook

Noun

switchhook (plural switchhooks)

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

Translations

telephone button to terminate the call

Swedish: klyka (sv) c

Anagrams

hookswitch

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