trunk call

Example Sentences

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That would make it a trunk call - get it?

From Children's BBC • Jun. 25, 2012

"A trunk call," he said over his shoulder to the departing commissioner, "it may be something interesting."

From The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Wallace, Edgar

"A trunk call," he said, explaining the delay in receiving acknowledgment from the other end of the wire.

From The Daffodil Mystery by Wallace, Edgar

He had never stayed in the house before, and he had booked his room by a trunk call from London.

From The Shrieking Pit by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)

While the landlady, therefore, ordered the tea, Everard went out to the public telephone, asked for a trunk call, and rang up No. 169 Balderton.

From The Princess of the School by Wiles, Frank