odd (n.)

odd (adj.)

This is the third time; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. . . . There is divinity in odd numbers, either in nativity, chance, or death.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act v. Sc. 1.

"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,

For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.

Samuel Lover (1797-1868): Rory O'More.

Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?

Pliny The Elder (23-79 a d): Natural History. Book xxviii. Sect. 23.

Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual?

Pliny The Elder (23-79 a d): Natural History. Book xxviii. Sect. 23.