hand me down
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[hand-mee-doun, han-] 
–noun
| 1. | an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones. |
| 2. | any item not new that is or can be used again: Our office furniture was a collection of hand-me-downs. |
–adjective
| 3. | passed along for further use by others: some hand-me-down clothes from my older brother. |
| 4. | borrowed or adapted from other sources; derivative: a street full of hand-me-down architecture. |
Origin:
1870–75
1870–75
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