How to pronounce “hand-me-down”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
• (especially) A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.
• [Adjective]
• Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user.
• [Verb]
• (rare) To pass along to someone else.

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