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second hand

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: second hand

1
 n
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
2
 advn
from a source of previously owned goods
an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: second hand
1

n hand marking seconds on a timepiece

Types:
sweep hand, sweep-second
a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
Type of:
hand
a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
2

adv from a source of previously owned goods

“I prefer to buy second hand”

n an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'

“he could learn at second hand from books”
Type of:
go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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