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Definition of hand-me-down noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hand-me-down

noun
 
/ˈhænd miː daʊn/
 
/ˈhænd miː daʊn/
(also cast-off especially in British English)
[usually plural]
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  1. a piece of clothing that the original owner no longer wants to wear
    • She hated having to wear her sister's hand-me-downs.
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