What is the meaning of hand-down?

adjective

  • Passed on from one person to another.
    • usage: "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
14
 
|15 years ago|372 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). hand-down. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/hand-down/definitions/1175289
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "hand-down" http://smartdefine.org/hand-down/definitions/1175289 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, hand-down, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/hand-down/definitions/1175289>.
MLAWordNet. "hand-down" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/hand-down/definitions/1175289>