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Odd-job

noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    not regular or skilled wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of odd job. alt-of, alternative

    "1902 – Left for Switzerland where he lived in poverty, doing only odd-jobs"

  2. 2
    Attributive form of odd job. attributive, form-of

    "We had the logs delivered and an odd-job man carted them upstairs, but in the absence of a footman I had to make sure all the fires were lit and kept going in winter."

Verb
  1. 1
    To work by taking a variety of temporary jobs.

    "Both boys and girls were expected to 'odd-job' to bring in extra funds."

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