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thirdhand — I adjective derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps a thirdhand report • Similar to: ↑secondary II adverb by doubly indirect means I got the news thirdhand * * * I. ˈ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
thirdhand — adjective Date: 1598 1. received from or through two intermediaries < thirdhand information > 2. a. acquired after being used by two previous owners b. dealing in thirdhand merchandise … New Collegiate Dictionary
thirdhand — /therrd hand /, adj. 1. previously used or owned by two successive people. 2. (loosely) secondhand, esp. in poor condition. 3. obtained through two intermediates successively; twice removed from the original source. adv. 4. after two other users… … Universalium
thirdhand — third•hand [[t]ˈθɜrdˈhænd[/t]] adj. 1) previously owned by two successive people 2) secondhand, esp. in poor condition 3) twice removed 4) after two other users or owners 5) by way of intermediate sources; indirectly • Etymology: 1545–55 … From formal English to slang
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at third hand — adverb : from a thirdhand source : in thirdhand condition : through more than one intermediary an account that was as unreliable as most information got at third hand * * * (at) second, third, etc. ˈhand idiom by being told about sth by sb else… … Useful english dictionary
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