gadjet

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gadjet (plural gadjets)

  1. Dated form of gadget.
    • 1923, The Pastoral Review, volume 33, number 2, page 602:
      The American is always out to conquer fresh fields of commerce, and so their famous “Gaztite” rings and many other comic gadjets find their way out here and to other countries as well.
    • 1934, The Uganda Journal, volumes 1-3, page 73:
      The American Museum Expedition to the Congo in their report devote several pages to Basil, his habits, internal arrangements and various gadjets.