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SECOND HAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hand marking seconds on a timepiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("second hand" is a kind of...):
hand (a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "second hand"):
sweep-second; sweep hand (a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand'
Example:
he could learn at second hand from books
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("second hand" is a kind of...):
go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
From a source of previously owned goods
Example:
I prefer to buy second hand
Classified under:
Pertainym:
secondhand (previously used or owned by another)
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