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 Definitions of Handset  [ˈhæn səl]  

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Definition of 'Handset' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) handset
a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.

2. (adj.) handset
(of type) set by hand.

Etymology:  (1915–20)

Definition of 'Handset' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) handset, French telephone
telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

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