Word: transmitterless
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...late '30s, known in the telephone trade as "the Eliot Ness." Newest dodge for phone phonies: removing the transmitter from a bought phone (A.T. & T. sets may not legally be tampered with) and plugging it into a jack next to a regular handset. When the phone rings, the transmitterless phone can be raised without the usual telltale click to hear who's talking to your answering service (so you can break in if you like them) or to eavesdrop on a conversation on another extension...
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