hand-me-up

noun informal

something, such as an item of electronic equipment, that is passed from a younger to an older member of a family
(as modifier)a hand-me-up computer

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Words nearby hand-me-up

hand-knit, hand-launder, hand-letter, hand-loomed, hand-me-down, hand-me-up, hand-off, hand-out, hand-pick, hand-picked, hand-piece

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