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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, noun A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, adjective
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contraption
noun: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo}, {widget}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraption": apparatus, contrivance, device, gadget, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, hand tool, implement, instrument, means, mechanical device, mechanism, power tool, precision tool, speed tool, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, tool, utensil, widget
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