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on_hand

on hand

See also: onhand and on-hand

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on hand (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Available; ready; in stock.
    If you have cornstarch on hand, use it; otherwise, try a little flour.
    • 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport:
      Rustu failed to collect a Whitehead corner, Shawcross saw his effort blocked and Crouch was on hand to bundle over the line from three yards out.

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