Lexic.us

Definition of Second hand

1. Noun. An intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand'. "He could learn at second hand from books"

2. Adverb. From a source of previously owned goods. "I prefer to buy second hand"

3. Noun. Hand marking seconds on a timepiece.

Definition of Second hand

1. Adjective. (alternative form of secondhand) ¹

2. Noun. On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Hand

second freedom rights second gas effect second gear second gears second grade second grades second growth second guess second guessed second guesser

second guessers second guesses second guessing second half second halves second hand (current term) second hands second heart sound second helping second helpings

second home second homes second imperative second imperatives second in command second incisor second innings second inversion second inversions second island chain

Literary usage of Second hand

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Connoisseur by Town, Bonnell Thornton, George Colman (1904)
"These, the leading members of the second-hand trade, are apt to treat their profits as representing a percentage on the money invested ; and, ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"It appears that he kept a store in which he dealt in new and second-hand furniture, exclusively. We think the evidence sufficient to justify the conclusion ..."

3. Book-auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1907)
"Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Second-hand Books, with a few rare and First ... Catalogue of Second-hand Books, Ancient and Modern, classified under ..."

4. Poverty: A Study of Town Life by Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1902)
"Trousers . Shi i Us . Cap and scarf No. 9 No. 18 1 pair second-hand ... 1 second-hand 1 second-hand . 1 pair second-hand 2 new ones at 2s. ..."

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