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Meaning of SECOND HAND

Pronunciation:  'sekund hand

 
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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  hand marking seconds on a timepiece
  2. [n]  an intermediate person; used in the phrase"at second hand"; "he could learn at second hand from books"
  3. [adv]  from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
 
 See Also: go-between, hand, intermediary, intermediator, mediator, sweep hand, sweep-second

 

 

 

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