"Yankee ingenuity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Referring to colonial and frontier living in the early United States. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Yankee ingenuity (uncountable)
  1. Improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yankee_ingenuity-en-noun-u3Z1bNTf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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