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third hand (iou)



third hand noun phr. & adjective. As adjective also third-hand. M16.
[from THIRD adjective + HAND noun.]
A. noun phr. at third hand, at the third hand, from a second intermediary; at the second remove from the original source. M16.
b. adjective. Obtained or drawn from a second-hand source; further from the original, and so less good, authoritative, etc., than something second-hand. L16.
Times Early years of struggle: the rented flats,..the third-hand bangers, the terrifying overdraft.