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handset

noun hand·set \ˈhan(d)-ˌset\

: the part of a telephone that you hold near your ear and mouth for listening and speaking

Full Definition of HANDSET

:  a combined telephone transmitter and receiver mounted on a handheld device
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First Known Use of HANDSET

circa 1919

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