I. ˈse-kən(d)-ˈhand adjective
Date: 1654
1.
a. : received from or through an intermediary : borrowed
b. : derivative
secondhand ideas
2.
a. : acquired after being used by another : not new
secondhand books
b. : dealing in secondhand merchandise
a secondhand bookstore
II. adverb
Date: 1795
1. : at second hand : indirectly
heard about it secondhand
2. : as a secondhand item
bought the couch secondhand