Handed down
Used and handed down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Used" instead an adjective phrase "Handed down".
Used
Used adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
Handed down and used are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handed down" instead an adjective "Used".
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- The owner/chef at Pollard's in Memphis used a sauce that was handed down from his father.
Source: Series / Restaurant: Impossible -
One, the car was handed down to Sam & Dean from their father, who bought it in The '70s when it was just another used car in a lot.
Source: Improbably Cool Car -
Genesis Drivers are harder to obtain, as all of them are made and used by the villains, though at least two were handed down to Sengoku Driver users to act as upgrades.
Source: Sailor Earth
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