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gubbins
gub·bins [ gúbbinz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. worthless thing: a thing of no great value
2. nameless gadget: a gadget or device whose name somebody does not know or has forgotten ( takes a singular verb )



plural noun 
Definition:
 
odds and ends: assorted unnamed things ( takes a singular verb )

[Mid-16th century. < obsolete gobbon "fragment" < Old French]
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