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Heath Robinson
Noun
attributive
Japanese Meaning
発想は優れているが、過度に複雑で実際には機能しなかったり無用な仕掛け（装置） / 巧妙なアイデアに基づいたものの、実用性が極めて乏しい設計や機構 / 斬新な発案であっても、複雑で実際に使い道がないような装置や仕組み
（ plural ）
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(chiefly attributive) Anything ingenious (and often complex) but absurdly impractical or even useless.
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Heath Robinson
She rigged a Heath Robinson of pulleys and timers to feed the cat while she was away.
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She rigged a Heath Robinson of pulleys and timers to feed the cat while she was away.
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