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Heath Robinson [ˌhi:θˈrɒbɪnsən] ПРИЛ inv Brit шег
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Heath Robinson was an artist, his draughtsmanship was beautiful but the engineering was flawed.
www.bbc.co.uk First seen in the dictionary in about 1912, Heath Robinson-ish/esque/like means an "absurdly ingenious and impracticable device".
www.bbc.co.uk In the middle is a long table bearing a Heath Robinson arrangement of automatic toasting machines lashed together into a rudimentary production line.
www.ft.com Nets, covers, a smooth and fast outfield and Heath Robinson-esque sightscreens, built by a local welder, are evidence of a much-loved club.
www.telegraph.co.uk Heath Robinson called it "the disastrous war", with an enemy too awful to mock.
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