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tumbler switch

British

noun

a switch that is turned over to connect or disconnect an electric current

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Edouard Carnet ran to the lathe and pulled down the tumbler switch.

From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

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