(definition) by Webster 1913 Thu Nov 24 2005 at 5:02:28

Con*trap"tion (?), n.

A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious (#), a.

We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware.

 

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