hand down

/hænd daʊn/
/hænd daʊn/
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Other forms: handed down; hands down; handing down

Definitions of hand down
  1. verb
    passed on, as by inheritance
    “This ring was handed down through many generations”
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    type of:
    pass on
    give to or transfer possession of
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