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Odd Fellow

or Odd·fel·low

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

First recorded in 1785–95
Related formsOdd·fel·low·ship, noun
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  • Then a further line of big-handed, white-gloved men in beavers and regalias; for he had been also a Freemason and an Odd-fellow.

    Dr. Sevier

    George W. Cable

  • The addresses he was invited to deliver at Odd-Fellow's lodges and at many more public places were very numerous.