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HAND-DOWN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand-down mean?
• HAND-DOWN (adjective)
The adjective HAND-DOWN has 1 sense:
1. passed on from one person to another
Familiarity information: HAND-DOWN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Passed on from one person to another
Synonyms:
hand-down; hand-me-down
Context example:
not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes
Similar:
old (of long duration; not new)
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