local battery
Telegraphy and Telephony (now chiefly historical )
noun
A battery which powers only adjacent telegraph or telephone equipment, as contrasted with a battery that provides current to the line, or with equipment which is powered centrally.
- In situations where a local battery is used, current sent to a distant instrument or to an exchange is typically generated using a hand-cranked magneto..
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- give one's name to
- give one's right arm
- give on to (or into)
- give (or care) a toss
- give (or lend) a hand
- give (or lose) ground
- give (or lose) one's heart to
- give or take ——
- give out
- give over
- give pause to someone (or give someone pause for thought)
- give place to
- give pursuit
- giver
- give rise to
- give someone a bell
- give someone a bloody nose
- give someone a break
- give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine
- give someone a fit
- give someone a hard time
- give someone a holler
- give someone a mouthful
- give someone an inch and he (or she) will take a mile
- give someone a piece of one's mind