secondhand

& a. A. As substantive: 1. Po e ion received from the first po e or. 2. A hand for marking seconds on a watch or clock. B. As adjective : (1) At second-hand: Not in the first place; not originally or primarily; by transmi ion from the first source or owner. "In imitation of preachers at second - hand , I shall tran- scribe from Bruyère a piece of raillery."- Tatler . (2) Second -hand bookseller: A dealer in second- hand books.