hand-me-down
noun/ˈhænd miː daʊn/
/ˈhænd miː daʊn/
(also cast-off especially in British English)
[usually plural]- 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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