Idiom
third hand
Meaning
Not new, having more than one previous owner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I bought this third hand car for a very low price.”
“The jacket was third hand by the time I got it, but it was still in great condition.”
“He searched through the dusty shelves of the antique shop, hoping to find a rare book that was at least third hand.”
Examples
simple
“I bought this third hand car for a very low price.”
contextual
“The jacket was third hand by the time I got it, but it was still in great condition.”
complex
“He searched through the dusty shelves of the antique shop, hoping to find a rare book that was at least third hand.”
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