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cast-offs

noun [plural]
 
 
/ˈkɑːst.ɒfs/ US  /ˈkæst.ɑːfs/

Definition

things, usually clothes, that you no longer want: I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.Clothing - general wordsRefusing and rejecting cast-off
 
 
/ˈkɑːst.ɒf/ US  /ˈkæst.ɑːf/ adjective [before noun]
cast-off clothesClothing - general wordsRefusing and rejecting
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