In adverbial phrase at (†the) third hand: from a second middleman or intermediary; at the second remove from the original source.
| 单词 | θ88166 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > through intermediate means (3) at (the) third hand1553 In adverbial phrase at (†the) third hand: from a second middleman or intermediary; at the second remove from the original source. by way of1560 Through the agency of (a person); spec. using (a person) as an intermediary. Obsolete. by second hand1721 In adverbial phrases. by second hand: through an intermediary, through another person as agent. Obsolete. |
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