Definitions for second handˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd for 1 ; ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd for 2,3
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sec•ond handˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd for 1 ; ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd for 2,3(n.)
the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
Category: Horology
Idioms for second hand:
at second hand,through an intermediate source :
news heard at second hand.
Category: Idiom
Origin of second hand:
1425–75 for def. 3 ; 1750–60 for def. 1
sec•ond•handˈsɛk əndˈhænd(adj.)
not directly known or experienced:
secondhand knowledge.
previously used or owned:
secondhand clothes.
dealing in previously used goods:
a secondhand bookseller.
(adv.)after another user or owner:
He bought it secondhand.
indirectly; at second hand:
heard the news secondhand.
Origin of secondhand:
1645–55
sec′ond•hand′ed•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
second hand(noun)
an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
"he could learn at second hand from books"
second hand(adverb)
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
second hand(adverb)
from a source of previously owned goods
"I prefer to buy second hand"
Wiktionary
second hand(Noun)
On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.
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