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switch plug

American

noun

a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.

Etymology

Origin of switch plug

First recorded in 1900–05

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switch plug

Miller slipped the switch plug in place, started the motor and put on the power, with just enough force to set the screw slowly revolving.

From The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters by Hughes, Burton Donnel

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