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odds and ends

noun

Etymology

From a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.

Definitions

  1. Miscellaneous things

    Miscellaneous things; oddments

    • The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for odds and ends. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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