From a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
Noun
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
Noun
an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand''; "he could learn at second hand from books"
Adverb
from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand"
Usage Examples
My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.
Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.
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Other Usage ExamplesMarrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thing.