off the shelf

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off the shelf

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  1. alternative Alternative form of off-the-shelf After the war, the invaluable experience gained with mass production of the TP engines saw Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...].

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@misc{off_the_shelf_2026,
  title = {off the shelf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off%20the%20shelf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}