单词 | second-handed |
释义 | second-handedadj. Now chiefly dialect. = second hand adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [adjective] > not original or derivative secondary1398 borrowed1571 third hand1598 denominative1624 second hand1654 second-handed1682 of second hand1708 unoriginal1749 uninventive1776 unoriginative1845 uncreative1855 hand-me-down1881 reach-me-down1907 cookie cutter1922 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > second-, etc., hand fourth-hand1598 second hand1673 repossesseda1678 second-handed1682 third hand1862 used1874 resale1929 pre-owned1934 pre-loved1972 1682 in J. R. Magrath Flemings in Oxf. (1913) II. let. ccxlvii For a second handed gown, 14s. 6d. 1708 Brit. Apollo 4–6 Aug. We..you implore, To send no more, A Second-handed Query. 1784 W. Cowper Let. 10 Oct. (1981) II. 285 My descriptions are all from Nature. Not one of them second-handed. 1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 73 He sets about purchasing a houseful of trash—second-handed chairs [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1682 |
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