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second hand
[ sek-uhnd hand sek-uhnd hand ]
noun
- the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
- an assistant or helper, as to a worker or foreman.
second-hand
1adjective
- previously owned or used
- not from an original source or experience
- dealing in or selling goods that are not new
a second-hand car dealer
adverb
- from a source of previously owned or used goods
he prefers to buy second-hand
- not directly
he got the news second-hand
second hand
2noun
- a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds Compare hour hand minute hand
Word History and Origins
Origin of second hand1
Idioms and Phrases
- at second hand, from or through an intermediate source or means; secondhand:
She had the news at second hand.
More idioms and phrases containing second hand
see at second hand .Example Sentences
If you're using the Black Friday sale to buy Christmas presents you should not rule out buying second hand, according to a new report.
The jury were told Mr Khalife had bought a second hand phone and made a search for “Can a phone be tracked from IMEI?”
Like the second hand of a clock, time cells fire in sequence to map out short periods of time.
In fact, the scientists did not grab the treat with their second hand, therefore leading those monkeys that had opposable thumbs to be surprised when discovering it was still in the first hand.
There is no second hand on the clock.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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