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hand-down
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Princeton's WordNet
hand-me-down, hand-downverb
passed on from one person to another
"not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
hand downverb
passed on, as by inheritance
"This ring was handed down through many generations"
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hand-down
Hand-down refers to passing on or transmitting something like information, rules, traditions, objects, or responsibilities from one person or generation to another. In legal terminology, a hand-down refers to the action of a court in delivering a decision, judgment, or sentence. The delivered judgment or sentence is often referred to as 'a hand-down'.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hand-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hand-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of hand-down in a Sentence
Behind every successful man must be a very successful, staunch woman, our tradition has it that when you are king, the elderly wives remain to hand down the tradition to the younger wives, and also to teach the king the tradition because the king had been a prince, not a king.
Holy smokes, that's the original fingerprints. Could you imagine holding his hand down?
He put one hand down and started walking 'zombie-like' toward the officers.
A great way to test if a surface is too soft is to press your hand down and then lift it up. If your hand leaves an indentation, it's too soft.
It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down undiminished to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went before, the natural wealth and beauty which is ours.
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