1. (

• second_hand

) an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books" ;

2. (

• second_hand

) hand marking seconds on a timepiece ;

1. (

• secondhand

) derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand; "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand" ;

2. (

• secondhand ,
• used

) previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" ;

1. (

• second_hand

) from a source of previously owned goods; "I prefer to buy second hand" ;