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second hand

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second hand 1
n.
The hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.
second hand 2
n.
An intermediary person or source: heard the news at second hand.
second hand
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds Compare hour hand, minute hand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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 hand, sweep-second - a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
Adv.1.second hand - from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
Translations
second hand n → lancetta dei secondi
second hand n → lancetta dei secondi


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In this way, he had acquired much knowledge of the trade at second hand, and of the various tribes, and the interior country over which it extended.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim), so for the most part the Commodore on the quarter-deck gets his atmosphere at second hand from the sailors on the forecastle.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Franklin was welcome to THAT-- but for forcing me to tell her foolish story at second hand.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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