Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

switchhook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: switch-hook
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of hookswitch (“spring-loaded button that terminates a telephone call”).

Etymology

From switch + hook.

Inflected Forms

switchhooks (plural) switch hook (alternative)

Synonyms

hookswitch

Questions

What does switchhook mean?: Synonym of hookswitch (“spring-loaded button that terminates a telephone call”).
Where does switchhook come from?: From switch + hook.

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