Heath Robinson
Adj: An invention, machine or process that is
makeshift, fragile, poorly engineered or overly elaborate.William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was a British
Cartoonist well known for humourous illustrations of fantasical inventions involving large numbers of
components, often in order to acheive a very simple purpose.
Heath Robinson
by Adam Higgin on Dec 08, 2004 05:54:44
Something would be described as a "bit Heath Robinson" if it were disorganised, disheveled, messy, or just tottal chaos. Heath Robinson was an artist from the 1930's he used
penicl to draw very
vivacious works of art, which in the
untrained eye would be described as messy.