"third hand" meaning in All languages combined

See third hand on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-third hand.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} third hand
  1. Having been relayed by two intermediate sources.
    Sense id: en-third_hand-en-adj-i6S0eKoq
  2. (idiomatic) Not new, having more than one previous owner. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-third_hand-en-adj-QI6M1lKf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: second hand

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-third hand.ogg [Australia] Forms: third hands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} third hand (plural third hands)
  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.
    Sense id: en-third_hand-en-noun-yCFk4-DK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 48 8
  2. A source two steps removed from direct communication.
    Sense id: en-third_hand-en-noun-rA6fb5XB

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for third hand meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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