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odds and ends

Miscellaneous things.

Etymology:

  • From a dialectal corruption of ords and ends. More at ord, end.
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The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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miudezas

שאַנסן און ענדס

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