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- adjective having been passed along from generation to generation
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Examples
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I am wearing a pair of handed-down shoes that Pappa has put new soles on three times.
The Trouble With May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm 2011
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I am wearing a pair of handed-down shoes that Pappa has put new soles on three times.
The Trouble With May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm 2011
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A hunting buddy and I have named handed-down shotguns for their previous owners - Hutter is a Model 11 Remington named after my father-in-law, and Earl P is a Model 11 named after his grandfather.
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That, to me, was an example of an illusion -- an inherited notion, a handed-down tradition.
Jan Phillips: Leadership On The Edge Of A Quantum Leap Jan Phillips 2011
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A hunting buddy and I have named handed-down shotguns for their previous owners - Hutter is a Model 11 Remington named after my father-in-law, and Earl P is a Model 11 named after his grandfather.
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The second was vacation photos snapped seemingly willy-nilly by Byron Westbrook , 35, when he started shooting with his grandfather's handed-down camera.
A Frame-by-Frame Show-and-Tell Andy Battaglia 2012
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My handed-down squash casserole recipe is almost exactly your mom's except we cook the onions with the squash and don't add carrots.
Tex-Mex squash casserole | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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We are all 2,000 years late to the pious party, and the best we can do is accept handed-down versions of what others supposedly said.
Aaron Anson: Is the Religious Right Positioned to Play Moral Police? Aaron Anson 2012
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And then, thinking of this, I wonder … I begin to wonder what my Little Bird will take in her own life from these handed-down patterns and rhythms.
Journaling: Some Random Thoughts on Writing and… « Looking for Roots 2010
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That, to me, was an example of an illusion -- an inherited notion, a handed-down tradition.
Jan Phillips: Leadership On The Edge Of A Quantum Leap Jan Phillips 2011
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