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Meanings of odd jobs in English

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Hand tool incorporating a square, spirit level, and gauge.

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Usage of odd jobs in English
1
He left the business, and wound up working odd jobs in Texas.
Reuters
2
He only gets by supplementing his state wage with other odd jobs.
Reuters
3
In town, our soldiers were busy with odd jobs, like repairing bicycles.
The forgotten soldier
4
He did odd jobs around the city, barely scrapping together a living.
Radio NZ
5
He was forever doing odd jobs that the janitor should have done.
One Basket
6
For the most part he did odd jobs as they were offered.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
7
I do little odd jobs of work where I can find them.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
8
He goes fishing and does such odd jobs as he is able.
White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor
9
I picked up odd jobs for newspapers, or sponged on my brother.
The Chequers / Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set ...
10
But I have a Kaffir house boy, Joe, for the odd jobs.
The Top of the World
11
Hal, too, had worked at odd jobs, almost fighting for his schooling.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
12
Now he helps his mother and does odd jobs in the camp.
The Guardian
13
I've been hangin' around town a couple of months doin' odd jobs.
The Brand of Silence: A Detective Story
14
Bronso and I work with animals and do other odd jobs.
The Winds of Dune
15
Everyone in the family is currently unemployed and struggle to find odd jobs.
Reuters
16
When he was free, he struggled with drugs, working odd jobs.
What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
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Odd jobs through the time
Odd jobs across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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