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 [n. hand-set; v., adj. hand-set, -set]  

hand·set

   [n. hand-set; v., adj. hand-set, -set] noun, verb, -set, -set·ting, adjective
noun
1.
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to set (type) by hand.

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adjective
3.
(of type) set by hand.
4.
(of a publication) printed directly from type set by hand.
Origin:
1915–20; hand + set
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handset (ˈhændˌsɛt)
 
—n
a telephone mouthpiece and earpiece mounted so that they can be held simultaneously to mouth and ear

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