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Second string

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not as good; of a lower quality or condition. idiomatic

    "I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden."

Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.
  2. 2
    a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game wordnet

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