Second hand Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
    • he could learn at second hand from books
  2. noun hand marking seconds on a timepiece
  3. adverb from a source of previously owned goods
    • I prefer to buy second hand

WordNet


Definitions
  1. the hand which marks the seconds on the dial of a watch or a clock.

Webster 1913