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Second-hand definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEC'OND-HAND, n. Possession received from the first possessor.
SEC'OND-HAND, a.
1. Not original or primary; received from another.
The have but a second-hand or implicit knowledge. Locke.
2. Not new; that has been used by another; as a second-hand book.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & adv. --adj. also 1 a (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new. b (of a shop etc.) where such goods can be bought. 2 (of information etc.) accepted on another's authority and not from original investigation. --adv. 1 on a second-hand basis. 2 at second hand; not directly.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Second-hand things are not new and have been owned by someone else. Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business. ...a stack of second-hand books. ADJ: usu ADJ n • Second-hand is also an adverb. Far more boats are bought second-hand than are bought brand new. ADV: ADV after v 2. A second-hand shop sells second-hand goods. ADJ: ADJ n 3. Second-hand stories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience. The denunciation was made on the basis of second-hand information. at second hand: see second ADJ: usu ADJ n