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trunk call



NOUN
toll call


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That would make it a trunk call - get it?

From Children's BBC • Jun. 25, 2012

On the third day, about two in the afternoon, I received a trunk call on the 'phone.

From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by Le Queux, William

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)

Now it is merely a question of a trunk call.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George

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




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