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odd

/ɑd/ noun C2
  1. Something left over, not forming part of a set. (informal) · I’ve got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.
  2. An odd number. · So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.

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If he goes by road with his legs all dripping, it’s odds that someone will notice him.
The Valley of Fear, p. 31 · C1
But is it understandable that he should go out of his way to bring with him the most noisy weapon he could select, knowing well that it will fetch every human being in the house to the spot as quick as they can run, and that it is all odds that he will be seen before he can get across the moat?
The Valley of Fear, p. 37 · C1
There is a strong family resemblance about misdeeds, and if you have all the details of a thousand at your finger ends, it is odd if you can’t unravel the thousand and first.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 19 · B2
There was eighty odd pounds in it, but nothing had been taken.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 70 · B2

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