speaking trumpet

/spikɪŋ ˌtrʌmpət/
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Definitions of speaking trumpet
  1. noun
    a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person
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    type of:
    acoustic device
    a device for amplifying or transmitting sound
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