noun
- An intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'.
- usage: "he could learn at second hand from books"
- Hand marking seconds on a timepiece.
adverb
- From a source of previously owned goods.
- usage: "I prefer to buy second hand"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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