SECOND-STRING


Meaning of SECOND-STRING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌse-kən(d)-ˈstriŋ, ˌse-k ə ŋ- ]

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