| 1. | miscellaneous items, matters, etc. |
| 2. | fragments; remnants; scraps; bits. |
| odds and ends pl.n. Miscellaneous items, remnants, or pieces. |
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.
