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the switchboard
noun
The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
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At the switchboard.
"This is Sondra, on the switchboard.
The switchboard did not light up.
The switchboard lights up, and he's off.
"This isn't the switchboard," Clark said.
"I'm sorry," the switchboard girl said.
The receptionist is working the switchboard.
He told the switchboard girl not to let her in.
He sold tickets and helped operate the switchboard.
The switchboard girl was aghast at her mistake.
"The girl on the switchboard refused to put me through.
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