cassette deck
noun
a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes.
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Nearby words
- cassel yellow,
- casselberry,
- cassena,
- casserole,
- cassette,
- cassette memory,
- cassia,
- cassia-bark tree,
- cassie,
- cassimere
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