Phrase guide
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noun
In a group having an odd number of people, someone with the casting vote; an arbiter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Someone who does odd jobs.
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noun
A man who trains in company with a boat's crew, so that he can take the place of anybody who falls ill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
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History
From odd + man, probably after a Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse odda-maðr.
