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Second hand

//ˌsɛkənd ˈhænd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of secondhand. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    from a source of previously owned goods wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An intermediate person or means; intermediary.

    "“My Lord Oxford, by a second hand, proposed my being his chaplain, which I, by a second hand, excused."

  2. 2
    On the clock face of a clock or watch, the hand (pointer) that shows the number of seconds that have passed.

    "... the ticking of a second hand. Tick, tick, tick. The clock. Jude wrenched himself free of his gift's trance, surprised that there wasn't a tearing sound when his hand came free of the doubloon. The visions fell away, and he felt his ..."

  3. 3
    hand marking seconds on a timepiece wordnet
  4. 4
    an intermediate person; used in the phrase ‘at second hand’ wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

second (ordinal) + hand (“party”)

Etymology 2

second (ordinal) + hand (“party”)

Etymology 3

second (“unit of time”) + hand (“pointer”)

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