Main Entry:

¹sec·ond·hand

Pronunciation:

\ˈse-kən(d)-ˈhand\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1654

1 a: received from or through an intermediary : borrowed b: derivative <secondhand ideas>2 a: acquired after being used by another : not new <secondhand books> b: dealing in secondhand merchandise <a secondhand bookstore>