engineshrine
/ˈɛndʒɪnˌʃraɪn/nounVerified NewA partially disassembled machine kept in a garage or shed as a monument to intended restoration.
The carburetor is bagged and labeled, the bolts are in a magnetic tray, and the whole arrangement has been stable for four years. An engineshrine is neither junk nor active project — it is devotion with a maintenance schedule of zero. Moving house reliably forces the question its owner has avoided.
Etym. — engine + shrine: the religious framing is exact, down to the arranged offerings of parts.
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