boob tube(n = noun.artifact) goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
is a kind of receiver, receiving system
is a part of television, television system
has parts: kinescope, picture tube, television tube

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