Contraption
Pronunciation : Con*trap"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913