handphone
Britishnoun
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Shay led her to the center of it all, where a round kiosk was inhabited by a small figure talking on an old-fashioned handphone.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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I unhooked the handphone and brought it to my face.
From Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper
Over them is a supervisor, who doesn't need a gun because he can grab a handphone and call for troops.
From A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper
I got a few shots of that, and then unhooked the handphone of my radio.
From Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper
Replacing the handphone, Melroy wondered, for a moment, why there had been a hint of suppressed amusement in his secretary's voice.
From Day of the Moron by H. Beam Piper
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