The story
From a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
odds and ends
Today it means: Miscellaneous things; oddments Full definition →
Today it means: Miscellaneous things; oddments Full definition →
From a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.