† stentorphonen.
/ˈstɛntəfəʊn/ Obsolete.
An electrical device for reproducing sounds, esp. the human voice, with increased intensity.
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stentorphone1921
1921 Punch 2 Feb. 86/1 At Oxford Circus I have known What townmen call the ‘stentorphone’.
1922 Weekly Disp. 12 Nov. 9 A stentorphone is being used to give the results in one restaurant.
1925 G. W. Deeping Three Rooms xvi. § 1 An indefatigable concierge was functioning like a stentaphone [sic.] that has been fitted with some sort of soft pedal.
1925 G. W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xiii. § 3 To erect a huge stentophone [sic.] somewhere, and set it down.
1927 Dancing Times June 357/1 Al fresco dancing under cover is provided, with stentorphone music.
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