handphone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Melroy picked up the handphone, thumbing on the switch.
From Day of the Moron by Piper, H. Beam
She snatched up the handphone and whispered into it.
From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam
It lasted for almost two hours; he used a handphone to interject comments and explanations.
From A Slave is a Slave by Piper, H. Beam
Then she buzzed Bish on the handphone, and told me he'd see me in a few minutes.
From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam
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