odd-come-shortn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒdkʌmˈʃɔːt/, U.S.

/ˌɑdkəmˈʃɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: odd adj., come v., short adj.

Etymology: < odd adj. + come v. + short adj. With sense 1 compare earlier odd-come-shortly n.

Now chiefly U.S. regional.

1. An unspecified day or time in the future; = odd-come-shortly n. Usually in one of these odd-come-shorts: one of these days.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > one day in the future

odd-come-shortly1738

some fine day1762

odd-come-short1832

1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. xiii. 144 I shall conquer the whole nation one of these odd-come-shorts.

1880 J. C. Harris Rainy Day with Uncle Remus in Scribner's Monthly June 242/1 Some er deze odd-come-shorts he gwineter call en pay his 'specks.

1953 V. Randolph & G. P. Wilson Down in Holler 267 Thanks for the loan of the book; I'll fetch it back, one of these odd-come-shorts.

1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 63 Odd-come-shorts, an indefinite period: an odd moment.

a. An odd or leftover thing; an odd remainder or fragment, (formerly) spec. a remnant of cloth from the end of a roll, etc.; (in plural) odds and ends, bits and pieces. Also as adj. Now rare.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > miscellaneous things

short end1560

threads and thrums1600

varieties1624

giblet1638

thrum1648

scrip-scrap1711

sundries1711

odds and ends1761

oddment1821

odd-come-short1836

what-nota1861

flotsam1861

odds and sods1921

odds and bobs1957

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. vi. 316 Some supplementary parcels, and what elderly ladies in country towns call ‘odd-come-shorts’.

1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. v. 94 An old laurel-tree, into which,..every odd-come-short that the family has not known where else to deposit..has been put.

1949 ‘R. West’ Meaning of Treason i. 4 Bare boards filled it in, giving an odd-come-short look to what had been an austerely fine room.

b. An odd or eccentric person; a misfit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of > that which is out of place > person(s)

horse-marine1823

a square peg in a round hole1836

misfit1860

odd-come-short1873

1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 79 A dinner-party..a squire or two, a squiress or two, a curate or two—such odd-come-shorts as can be got together..at briefest notice.

1955 ‘R. West’ Train of Powder 203 They were the big strong popular boys..and Hume was the little odd-come-short who..must keep his place.

1967 V. Williams Greenbones 195 People come off and on, the curious, the out-of-place, the odd-come-shorts, the lonely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odd-come-short
释义	odd-come-shortn.adj. Brit. /ˌɒdkʌmˈʃɔːt/, U.S. /ˌɑdkəmˈʃɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: odd adj., come v., short adj. Etymology: < odd adj. + come v. + short adj. With sense 1 compare earlier odd-come-shortly n. Now chiefly U.S. regional. 1. An unspecified day or time in the future; = odd-come-shortly n. Usually in one of these odd-come-shorts: one of these days. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > one day in the future odd-come-shortly1738 some fine day1762 odd-come-short1832 1832 J. K. Paulding Westward Ho! II. xiii. 144 I shall conquer the whole nation one of these odd-come-shorts. 1880 J. C. Harris Rainy Day with Uncle Remus in Scribner's Monthly June 242/1 Some er deze odd-come-shorts he gwineter call en pay his 'specks. 1953 V. Randolph & G. P. Wilson Down in Holler 267 Thanks for the loan of the book; I'll fetch it back, one of these odd-come-shorts. 1984 R. Wilder You All spoken Here 63 Odd-come-shorts, an indefinite period: an odd moment. 2. a. An odd or leftover thing; an odd remainder or fragment, (formerly) spec. a remnant of cloth from the end of a roll, etc.; (in plural) odds and ends, bits and pieces. Also as adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] > miscellaneous things short end1560 threads and thrums1600 varieties1624 giblet1638 thrum1648 scrip-scrap1711 sundries1711 odds and ends1761 oddment1821 odd-come-short1836 what-nota1861 flotsam1861 odds and sods1921 odds and bobs1957 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. vi. 316 Some supplementary parcels, and what elderly ladies in country towns call ‘odd-come-shorts’. 1876 R. Broughton Joan I. i. v. 94 An old laurel-tree, into which,..every odd-come-short that the family has not known where else to deposit..has been put. 1949 ‘R. West’ Meaning of Treason i. 4 Bare boards filled it in, giving an odd-come-short look to what had been an austerely fine room. b. An odd or eccentric person; a misfit. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of > that which is out of place > person(s) horse-marine1823 a square peg in a round hole1836 misfit1860 odd-come-short1873 1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 79 A dinner-party..a squire or two, a squiress or two, a curate or two—such odd-come-shorts as can be got together..at briefest notice. 1955 ‘R. West’ Train of Powder 203 They were the big strong popular boys..and Hume was the little odd-come-short who..must keep his place. 1967 V. Williams Greenbones 195 People come off and on, the curious, the out-of-place, the odd-come-shorts, the lonely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1832
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