Dictograph
[dik-tuh-graf, -grahf]
- a brand name for a telephonic device with a highly sensitive transmitter obviating the necessity of a mouthpiece: used for listening to conversations secretly or obtaining a record of them.
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There's only one way to get what we want and that is to use a dictograph.
Spring StreetJames H. Richardson
The dictograph, which had been all sound a moment before, was as mute as a cigar-box.
The Silent BulletArthur B. Reeve
Theres a dictograph in the room you occupied, my dear, observed the monocle-man.
Nothing But the TruthFrederic S. Isham
"The dictograph," I whispered to Rolston, and he pressed my arm to show he understood.
The City in the CloudsC. Ranger Gull
That was the day she and Dean were planning to put in a dictograph.
The Apartment Next DoorWilliam Andrew Johnston
Dictograph
- trademark a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
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Dictograph
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