Pronunciation: ˌ se-k ə n(d)- ' stri ŋ , ˌ se-k ə ŋ -
Function: 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)
Pronunciation: ˌ se-k ə n(d)- ' stri ŋ , ˌ se-k ə ŋ -
Function: 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)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012