| second hand | | |
| n. (person) | 1. second hand | an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'.; "he could learn at second hand from books" |
| ~ go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator | a negotiator who acts as a link between parties. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. second hand | hand marking seconds on a timepiece. |
| ~ hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.; "the big hand counts the minutes" |
| ~ 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. |
| adv. | 3. second hand | from a source of previously owned goods.; "I prefer to buy second hand" |
| secondhand | | |
| adj. | 1. secondhand | derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand.; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand" |
| ~ secondary | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" |
| adj. | 2. secondhand, used | previously used or owned by another.; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" |
| ~ old | of long duration; not new.; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
| adv. | 3. secondhand | by indirect means.; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand" |
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