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oddment

American  
[od-muhnt] / ˈɒd mənt /

noun

  1. an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like.

  2. an article belonging to a broken or incomplete set.

  3. Printing. any individual portion of a book excluding the text, as the frontispiece or index.

oddment British  
/ ˈɒdmənt /

noun

  1. (often plural) an odd piece or thing; leftover

  2. (plural) pieces of wool, such as belly wool or neck wool, removed from a fleece and sold separately

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Etymology

Origin of oddment

First recorded in 1790–1800; odd + -ment

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