"Tucker telephone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Tucker telephones [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Tucker State Prison Farm, where its inventor Dr. A. E. Rollins worked. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tucker telephone (plural Tucker telephones)
  1. A torture device for giving electric shocks, designed using parts from an old-fashioned crank telephone. Wikipedia link: en:Tucker telephone Categories (topical): Electricity, Prison, Torture

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