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

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Etymology

Origin of Odd Fellow

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

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Odd Fellow

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

From Time Magazine Archive

No unmarried woman from the U. S. Far West was presented, but for the State of Washington curtsied Mrs. Clarence C. Dill, wife of the Senator who is an Odd Fellow, Mason, Moose, Elk.

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

David died in 1850, and was buried by the Odd Fellows, the first Odd Fellow funeral in the Territory.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom

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