adjective Etymology: from the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks Date: 1922 being a substitute as distinguished from a regular (as on a ball team)
SECOND-STRING
Meaning of SECOND-STRING in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012