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odd-man

  odd-man

adjective

Being a situation in a team sport in which one team or group of players has a numerical advantage over the opposition: an odd-man rush.
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Noun

(plural odd men)

  1. In a group having an odd number of people, someone with the casting vote; an arbiter. [from 15th c.]
  2. Someone who does odd jobs; an odd job man. [from 18th c.]
Origin

From odd + man, probably after a Scandinavian source; compare Old Norse odda-maðr.

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