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Noun

hand-me-down (hand-me-downs)

1. an item that is passed along for someone else to use, often a piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by a older sibling and passed down to a younger one.
2. Also an item that has become obsolete for the original owner's purposes that has been given to someone else, often a friend or younger family member.

(e.g. Dad used to drive this '95 Mercedes S320 'til he got a new Volvo XC90 V8 last year so you could say that my car is a hand-me-down from Dad. )

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• Danish: aflagt stykke tøj
• Dutch: afdankertje n .

Other Translations for "hand-me-down"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		hand-me-down
Hex		e8 e1 ee e4 2d ed 65 2d e4 6f 77 ee
Pig Latin		and-me-downhay

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