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secondhand

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sec·ond·hand  (sknd-hnd)
adj.
1. Previously used by another; not new.
2. Dealing in previously used merchandise.
3. Obtained, derived, or borrowed from another; not original.
adv.
In an indirect manner; indirectly.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
2.secondhandsecondhand - 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.1.secondhand - by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
Translations
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They could get bedding at a secondhand store, she explained; and they would not need any, while the weather was so hot-- doubtless they would all sleep on the sidewalk such nights as this, as did nearly all of her guests.
Sakes alive, it's 'mos' enough to buy a tol'able good secondhand nigger wid.
With some of the money he had earned, he bought himself a secondhand volume that had a few pages missing, and with that he learned to read in a very short time.
 
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