second hand

[sek-uhnd hand for 1; sek-uhnd hand for 2, 3]

sec·ond hand

[sek-uhnd hand for 1; sek-uhnd hand for 2, 3]
noun
1.
the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
2.
an assistant or helper, as to a worker or foreman.
3.
at second hand, from or through an intermediate source or means; secondhand: She had the news at second hand.

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Second hand is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1425–75 for def. 3; 1750–60 for def. 1; late Middle English
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second hand
 
n
hour hand Compare minute hand a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds

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second hand

see at second hand.

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