gub|bins

gub|bins «GUHB uhnz», noun plural. British Informal.

1. mechanical devices or contrivances; gadgets: »

A relatively cheap aeroplane…it will carry all the electronic gubbins used in an F-104G fighter (New Scientist).

2. worthless fragments or parings; refuse.

╂[variant of obsolete gobbons portions, gobbets, perhaps < Old French gobe lump]