"Metal contraption" refers to a device or object made primarily of metal materials. It implies that it is a complex or mechanical structure.
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After our meal was devoured, out came this darling little
metal contraption with strawberries, blackberries and little puffs of meringue popped onto the points of the arms with a bowl of powered sugar to dip the lovelies into!
That meant that there were long periods of time each day when there was nobody in the store, and all that delicious sugary goodness was just sitting in this
big metal contraption, undisturbed.
As Schumer pauses to study the
heavy metal contraptions that make trains stop and slow down, company officials explain what he's seeing.
This five -
ton metal contraption, finished this year according to Babbage's original drawings, joins them through May 2009.
Having
metal contraptions where another dog is roughly shoving its mouth is inviting broken teeth, broken jaws, broken paws and legs, and potentially a huge dog fight if another panicked dog can't detach itself from your dog's neck.
When I was a kid, there was a strange, circular,
metal contraption that lived in a cabinet in our kitchen.
You've probably seen one of
these metal contraptions that you place in your hand and squeeze the two levers together.
The tea leaves are spread out on racks that get placed inside dryers like this one — basically, it's
a metal contraption with a heating bulb and ventilation holes.
In fact, for many years it was considered poor manners to use
that metal contraption called a fork.
I do like the cloth look on a sports car convertible and not one of
those metal contraption that do fold up and away in a boot.
Indeed, the sight of this robot leaping head over rump is certain to leave you wondering if there might be a diminutive Olympic gymnast pulling all the moves from right inside
the metal contraption.