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Definition of Second hand
1. Adverb. From a source of previously owned goods. "I prefer to buy second hand"
2. Noun. An intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand'. "He could learn at second hand from books"
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
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. ..."