1.
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
2.
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
3.
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
4.
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
5.
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
6.
the act of devising something
No other animal gives us more by-products than the hog. These by-products include pig suede, buttons, glass, paint brushes, crayons, chalk, and insulation to name a few.
