"phoneward" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From phone + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phone|ward}} phone + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} phoneward (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Towards a telephone. Tags: not-comparable, rare
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          "ref": "1947, Lucile Foster Fargo, The library in the school:",
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