"olive box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: olive boxes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒks Head templates: {{en-noun}} olive box (plural olive boxes)
  1. A device used in phreaking to add an external ringer to a telephone line. Related terms: blue box
    Sense id: en-olive_box-en-noun-InUQqyYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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