GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   hand-me-down adj.
   1. obtained or used after prior use by another person. the term hand-me-down is often used of clothing previously worn by older family members.  The term may also be used metaphorically of ideas.
   
   Syn. -- hand-down, secondhand, used.
   
   [WordNet 1.5]
   
   
         
       

2.       
   hand-me-down n. An outgrown garment given to one person after use by another; -- usually transferred between members of a family or close friends; as, “because she was the youngest of four girls, the clothes she wore were always hand-me-downs”.
   
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]