"switchhook" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: switchhooks [plural], switch hook [alternative]
Etymology: From switch + hook. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|switch|hook}} switch + hook Head templates: {{en-noun}} switchhook (plural switchhooks)
  1. Synonym of hookswitch (“spring-loaded button that terminates a telephone call”) Synonyms: hookswitch [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-switchhook-en-noun-V7uM4q5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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