SECOND HAND


Meaning of SECOND HAND in English

I. ˌse-kən(d)-ˈhand noun

Date: 15th century

: an intermediate person or means : intermediary — usually used in the phrase at second hand

II. ˈsek-ən(d)-ˌ noun

Date: 1759

: the hand marking seconds on a timepiece

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.