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Synonyms for candlestick telephone

  • noun

Most common

pillar telephone pedestal telephone daffodil telephone

All synonyms

Noun

stick phone informal, pillar telephone, pedestal telephone, candlestick phone informal, daffodil telephone

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An early style of telephone with a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of its stand, and a receiver that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the network.