Contraption (definition of)

2 definitions that I found for CONTRAPTION:

1)Contraption (noun) -a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.

2) Contraption (noun) - a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe.

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Some Background information:

Origin: 1815–25; perhaps contr(ivance) + ( ad ) aption, variant ofadaptation

—Related forms

con·trap·tious, adjective