odds and ends
noun
miscellaneous items, matters, etc.
fragments; remnants; scraps; bits.
Origin of odds and ends
First recorded in 1740–50
Words nearby odds and ends
oddfellow,
oddish,
oddity,
oddment,
odds,
odds and ends,
odds and sods,
odds are, the,
odds-on,
oddsbodikins,
oddside
Example sentences from the Web for odds and ends
British Dictionary definitions for odds and ends
odds and ends
pl n
miscellaneous items or articles
Idioms and Phrases with odds and ends
odds and ends
Miscellaneous items, fragments and remnants, as in I've finished putting everything away, except for a few odds and ends. This expression may have originated as odd ends in the mid-1500s, meaning “short leftovers of some material” (such as lumber or cloth). It had acquired its present form and meaning by the mid-1700s.