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contraption
con·trap·tion [ kən trápshən ] (plural con·trap·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
device or machine: a device or machine, especially one that appears strange or improvised
They'd rigged up a contraption for opening the door.
[Early 19th century. Origin ?]
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