"fifthhand" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: fifth + hand Etymology templates: {{com|en|fifth|hand}} fifth + hand Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fifthhand (not comparable)
  1. Having been relayed by four intermediate sources. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fifthhand-en-adj-HYAIqN3O
  2. Having had four previous owners. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fifthhand-en-adj-N0pHfYYy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Download JSON data for fifthhand meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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