hand-me-down

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The chancellor could also offer partial payments, potentially getting smaller for each additional child to reflect that these children might use the same buggy as their siblings or hand-me-down clothes.

From BBC

Nearly 250 years later, as we continue to debate what the Founders intended, we may find at times that we’ve been led astray by legend, hornswoggled by hand-me-down history.

From Los Angeles Times

Recently, a friend gave me a hand-me-down kit filled with beautiful wooden games and brightly colored books that promises to teach my child to read.

From Los Angeles Times

I grew up wearing my older brother’s and older sister’s hand-me-down clothes.

From Los Angeles Times

Her queen-size bed is a hand-me-down from a friend.

From Los Angeles Times