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    [Adjective]  | "off-the-shelf" | \ ˈȯf-ṯẖə-ˈshelf \


    1: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "shelf" | \ ˈshelf \


    1: a thin flat usually long and narrow piece of material (such as wood) fastened horizontally (as on a wall) at a distance from the floor to hold objects

    2: one of several similar pieces in a closet, bookcase, or similar structure

    3: the contents of a shelf


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, probably from Old English scylfe; akin to Old Norse hlīthskjalf Odin's seat;

    [Adjective]  | "off-the-shelf" 


    1: made beforehand in large numbers;


      * e.g., " ... she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine "





     [ "off-the-shelf" ]

    1: readily available form retail sources

      * e.g.,  ... No more off-the-shelf water filters for me. 

     [ "Taken off the shelf" ]

    1: Someone that was murdered in cold blood.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yo big man, I haven't seen you with Cadillac Pimpin in a while. Reply: He was taken off the shelf in a drive by. 

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