Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Wolfe (Tone) n.

[rhy. sl.; ult. Wolfe Tone (1763–1798), leading founder of Irish republicanism]

(Irish) a telephone.

Show quotations
[Ire]P. Howard Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress 228: That’s what I tell Sorcha when she bells me on the Wolfe.