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Yankee ingenuity

Yankee ingenuity noun: improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.

Noun

Yankee ingenuity (uncountable)

  1. Improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.

Origin of Yankee ingenuity

Referring to colonial and frontier living in the early United States.

Questions about Yankee ingenuity

What does Yankee ingenuity mean?
Yankee ingenuity means improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.
What part of speech is Yankee ingenuity?
Yankee ingenuity is a noun.

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