English Explanatory Dictionary

third hand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tool used to squeeze caliper brakes against the rim of a wheel, as on a bicycle, thereby allowing adjustments to the brake cable.
  2. A source two steps removed from direct communication.
adj
  1. Having been relayed by two intermediate sources.
  2. Not new, having more than one previous owner.

Pronunciation

En-au-third hand.ogg

Word forms

third hand third hands

Related words

second hand
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