We had many devices for diverting hunger.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
Nay, no denial; you know in your heart what subtle devices it supplies you with.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The natives, in their three igloos, used the copper lamp, shaped after the stone devices, but they did no cooking.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook