
Meaning of SECOND HAND
| Pronunciation: | | 'sekund hand
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- [n] hand marking seconds on a timepiece
- [n] an intermediate person; used in the phrase"at second hand"; "he could learn at second hand from books"
- [adv] from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
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| | See Also: | | go-between, hand, intermediary, intermediator, mediator, sweep hand, sweep-second | |
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