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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.
- noun An intermediary person or source.
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- adjective Alternative form of
secondhand . - noun On a
clock orwatch , thehand orpointer that shows the number ofseconds that have passed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hand marking seconds on a timepiece
- adverb from a source of previously owned goods
- noun an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
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