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- noun
merchandize that had beenremoved fromsale , now offered for sale at a later date
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Examples
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Sometimes, bits of “recycled” pet cats and dogs who are “rendered,” i.e., melted down in processing plants after their bodies are collected from veterinary hospitals and pounds, as well as parts of broken-down racehorses, commonly known as deadstock.
250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You INGRID NEWKIRK 1998
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Sometimes, bits of “recycled” pet cats and dogs who are “rendered,” i.e., melted down in processing plants after their bodies are collected from veterinary hospitals and pounds, as well as parts of broken-down racehorses, commonly known as deadstock.
250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You INGRID NEWKIRK 1998
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Started by two guys who met while waiting for a train and discovered they shared a love of all things vintage, this new neckwear concern's taken their "desire to create enduring products" and turned it into extremely ltd ed ties made from deadstock fabrics sourced by "maniacally visiting estate sales, auctions, and fabric shows", so basically, these guys know how to party.
Thrillist: General Knot & Co: Dapper Looks From Salvaged Materials Thrillist 2011
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In 1997 she set up From Somewhere, with her partner Filippo Ricci, a label that took the offcuts, deadstock and "waste" that she had salvaged – and occasionally liberated from skips outside workshops – and began refashioning them into attractive new designs.
Observer Ethical Awards: From Somewhere, Ethical Fashion Award 2010
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Private detective Jeremy Stake is hired by rich businessman John Fukuda, whose company produces bio-engineered life forms generally referred to as deadstock, as in "opposite of livestock", because of some of the real-world uses of such technology; think headless cattle, efficiently grown to produce only edible parts.
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Mix in to that the downer and deadstock cattle at the abattoirs and you have a human health equivalent of a China syndrome.
Maple Leaf Foods CEO To Families Of Dead Canadians: "Oops ... Sorry'! 2008
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Urban Outfitters has a growing part of their store dedicated to "Urban Renewal" -- a line of one-of-a-kind clothes made from vintage, deadstock, or pre-loved materials.
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I suggested that they undertake an initiative to collect vintage Abercrombie clothes or perhaps use deadstock that sits in factories overseas and rework the clothes to make a line of interesting clothing with a conscience.
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No, she was deadstock, an old dress that had never sold, that had lived its whole life without ever taking off its tag.
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I feel sorry for this dress! and...do we have to call it deadstock?
jillnjosh commented on the word deadstock
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"Christian Lacroix is a designer who we don't think gets enough credit. He's a darling of the Couture world but his ready-to-wear output isn't shabby at all. Check out these two DEADSTOCK options from the 90s."
"Whether or not Capri is your summer vacationing destination this July or not, you may wish to consider this YSL deadstock stretchy blend striped dress with a naughty tie up the side a la his signature safari dress for cruising around town or seducing sailors."
Never came across the word before. Thought Erin might be familiar with it.
September 23, 2009
hugovk commented on the word deadstock
deadstock, n.
The Guardian, 13 August 2016:
October 8, 2016