1.
Second-hand things are not new and have been owned by someone else.
Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business.
...a stack of second-hand books.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
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Second-hand is also an adverb.
Far more boats are bought second-hand than are bought brand new.
ADV : ADV after v
2.
A second-hand shop sells second-hand goods.
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Second-hand stories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience.
The denunciation was made on the basis of second-hand information.
ADJ : usu ADJ n
4.
at second hand: see second