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handset

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
handset/ˈhandset/

▶noun

1 the part of a telephone that is held up to speak into and listen to.

2 a hand-held control device for a piece of electronic equipment.

'handset' also found in these Oxford entries:

receiver - telephone

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