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contraption |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contraption n : a device that very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {widget}]
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