what does hand down mean?

HAND DOWN as VERB

Meaning
- passed on, as by inheritance
Usage Example(s)
- This ring was handed down through many generations
Hypernyms(s) hand down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- pass on (what does pass on mean?)

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what does hand-down mean?

HAND-DOWN as ADJECTIVE

Meaning
- passed on from one person to another
Synonym(s)
- hand-me-down (what does hand-me-down mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes
Similar To
- old (what does old mean?)

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