# odds and ends

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Miscellaneous things; oddments

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/odds-and-ends