Odd Fellow

American  

Or Oddfellow

noun

1. a member of a social and benevolent society that originated in England in the 18th century.

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Other Word Forms

• Oddfellowship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Odd Fellow

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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Odd Fellow

Later he became a 32 degree Mason, a Shriner, an Odd Fellow, a Maccabee. an Eagle, and finally Secretary of State.

From Time Magazine Archive

Odd Fellow, he is married, has two daughters, is rated a "good fellow."

From Time Magazine Archive

Senator Davis is a Moose, Mason, member of the Mystic Shrine and the Grotto, Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow, Elk, Eagle, Forester, and a member of "many other fraternal orders."

From Time Magazine Archive

Investigation revealed the unportfolioed "Ambassador" to be John Barrett, Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Rotarian, publicist, onetime U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a zealous politician, and advocate of the Odd Fellow system, as calculated to link men together and give them power, while it gives them a stimulus to social improvement.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various