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Oddfellow

British  
/ ˈɒdˌfɛləʊ /

noun

  1. a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, a secret benevolent and fraternal association founded in England in the 18th century

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One sideshow player, a heavily tattooed, pierced and bearded strongman who performs as Titano Oddfellow, 45, landed his role by lifting Mr. McDermott with his teeth during his audition and spinning him around.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2018

His would-be strongman, a heavily tattooed, pierced and bearded man who performs as Titano Oddfellow, had an idea.

From New York Times May 19, 2017

This morning when I went to town for my marketing I met a man who was a Mason, an Oddfellow and an Elk, and who wore the evidences of his various memberships upon his coat.

From Adventures in Friendship by Grayson, David

The W. wall of the kitchen is decorated with Tony's Oddfellow 'cistificate,' with old almanacs and with a number of small pictures, all more or less askew.

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney

He is an Oddfellow, and that talismanic word is all sufficient.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George

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