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nd hand
for 1;
sek
-
uh
nd
hand
for 2, 3
]
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sec·ond hand
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ˈsɛk
ənd ˌhænd
for 1;
ˈsɛk
ənd ˈhænd
for 2, 3
/
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sek
-
uh
nd hand
for 1;
sek
-
uh
nd
hand
for 2, 3
]
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noun
1.
the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
2.
an assistant or helper, as to a worker or foreman.
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3.
at second hand,
from or through an intermediate source or means; secondhand:
She had the news at second hand.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1425–75
for def. 3;
1750–60
for def. 1;
late Middle English
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second hand
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n
hour hand
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minute hand
a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds
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second hand
see
at second hand
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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