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odds and ends
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1
small useful items
- she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs
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- baubles,
- bric-a-brac,
- gewgaws
- (also geegaws),
- knickknacks
- (also nicknacks),
- trinkets
2
a remaining group or portion
- almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends
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The first known use of odds and ends was in 1761
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