secondhand
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1sec·ond·hand

adjective \ˈse-kən(d)-ˈhand\

Definition of SECONDHAND

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>

Examples of SECONDHAND

  1. a dealer in secondhand furniture
  2. He's always haunting the secondhand shops for bargains.

First Known Use of SECONDHAND

1654

Related to SECONDHAND

2secondhand

adverb

Definition of SECONDHAND

1
: at second hand : indirectly <heard about it secondhand>
2
: as a secondhand item <bought the couch secondhand>

First Known Use of SECONDHAND

1795

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