housephone

noun

: a telephone that is connected to the switchboard of a building (as a hotel or apartment house) but not directly to the exchange

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housephone was in 1935

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“Housephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housephone. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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