contraption
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noun \kən-ˈtrap-shən\Definition of CONTRAPTION
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- The people wondered how the contraption worked.
- <built a contraption for automatically buttering toast>
Origin of CONTRAPTION
perhaps blend of contrivance, trap, and invention
First Known Use: circa 1825
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