blivet

Meanings

1. Anything overfull.
2. An item of unknown purpose, often unnecessary or useless or annoying.
3. A program that has messy source code.
4. An electronic signal that is normally high or on, but goes low for a very short period and then returns to high. A low going spike.
5. A hammer used by geologists to chop rock samples from boulders for examination.
6. A hammer used by electric welders to knock slag off of the welded joint, sometimes having a spring handle to lessen shock to the hands.
7. A container/tank for refrigerant gas.
8. A portable, collapsible container for liquid fuel.
9. Synonym of impossible trident.

Etymology

Unknown; seems to have been coined by American soldiers in World War Two.