Contraption
ahd-5
noun.
A mechanical device; a gadget.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A device; a contrivance: used slightingly.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
machine
that is
complicated
and
precarious
.
noun.
Any object.
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noun.
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job