Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An automatic circuit-breaker.
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Examples
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I could make a much louder sound than the electrotome.
Heroes of the Telegraph John Munro 1889
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While he rubbed the zinc with his right hand Gray noticed that a sound proceeded from it, which had the pitch and quality of the note emitted by the vibrating contact or electrotome of the coil.
Heroes of the Telegraph John Munro 1889
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