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dead stock

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noun

  1. farm equipment Compare livestock

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The website for the Billie Eilish store says “all merchandise clothing uses residual dead stock from prior productions, organic or recycled polyester or cotton.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

Grasso uses a mix of fibers — mohair, merino wool, cotton, silk, recycled fibers and dead stock acrylic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

After launching mostly with home textiles and making a splash with outerwear constructed out of blankets, Rave Review is now adding dead stock to their materials.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

So, while an apple a day may/will NOT keep the doctor away, it's just because dead stock removal shows up first?

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017

“You have been a general salesman of live and dead stock of all descriptions in Newgate Market 32 years?”

From Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years by Various