Definitions for second hand
ˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd for 1 ; ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd for 2,3sec·ond hand

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. second handnoun

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

   "he could learn at second hand from books"

2. second handadverb

   hand marking seconds on a timepiece

3. second handadverb

   from a source of previously owned goods

   "I prefer to buy second hand"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. second handnoun

   On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Second-hand

   is sometimes used adjectively. Not original; not primary.

   Some men build so much upon authorities, they have but a second-hand or implicit knowledge. John Locke.

   They are too proud to cringe to second-hand favourites in a great family. Jonathan Swift, to Gay.

2. Second-handnoun

   Possession received from the first possessor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. second hand

   A second hand good is one purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end-user.

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1. second hand

   Second hand refers to items or goods that have previously been owned or used by someone else before being sold or given to another person. It can also refer to information or knowledge received indirectly or hearsay.

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1. Second Hand

   Second Hand is an album by Mark Heard, released in 1991, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records. The album was listed at #4 in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music. At the 4th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in September 2005, Buddy Miller received the Album of the Year Award for his Universal United House of Prayer, and the opening track of that album, a cover of Heard's "Worry Too Much", won the Song of the Year Award.

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How to pronounce second hand?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say second hand in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of second hand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of second hand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of second hand in a Sentence

1. The President:

   What we were told second hand was that there wasn't enough time, i know that every second is planned out for the President every day, but three minutes ? Three or four minutes ? I think he could spare that.

2. Taylor Wimpey:

   You will see lower transactions in the second-hand market ... I think a lot of that is to do with sellers more than buyers. Sellers are actually in some cases more cautious than buyers, which doesn't really impact on new build at all.

3. Craig Parker:

   It will largely depend on how successful the African governments are in limiting the amounts of second-hand imports and how price-competitive new vehicles can be with their tariffs.

4. Avni Joshi:

   There is hope that smoking cessation will help improve asthma symptoms and health care utilization even after any duration or extent of second-hand tobacco exposure, in addition, children learn from parental behavior and they are less likely to start smoking themselves if they do not observe parental tobacco use.

5. Chuck Grassley:

   When Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus comes to whether someone qualifies as a whistleblower, the distinctions being drawn between first - and second-hand knowledge aren't legal ones, senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus's just not part of whistleblower protection law or any agency policy. Complaints based on second-hand information should not be rejected out of hand, but they do require additional leg work to get at the facts and evaluate the claim's credibility.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=second hand
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Second_Hand
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=second hand
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Hand
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=second hand