thirdhand

[ thurd-hand ]

/ ˈθɜrdˈhænd /

previously used or owned by two successive people.

(loosely) secondhand, especially in poor condition.

obtained through two intermediates successively; twice removed from the original source.

after two other users or owners: He bought the guitar thirdhand.

by way of several intermediate sources; indirectly.

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First recorded in 1545–55; third + hand

All the witnesses could offer were thirdhand accounts or deathbed confessions that came decades after the fact.
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