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gadg⋅et

  [gaj-it]
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–noun
a mechanical contrivance or device; any ingenious article.
Origin:
1850–55; orig. uncert.; cf. F gâchette the catch of a lock, sear of a gunlock

Related forms:
gadg⋅et⋅y  [gaj-i-tee] , adjective

Synonyms:
contraption; whatsis, doohickey, thingamajig.
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gadg·et   (gāj'ĭt)   
n.  A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.

[Origin unknown.]
gadg'et·y adj.
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Word Origin & History

gadget 
1886, gadjet (but said to date back to 1850s), sailors' slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship for which they lacked, or forgot, a name; perhaps from Fr. gâchette "catchpiece of a mechanism," dim. of gâche "staple of a lock."
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