thirdhand

ˈθɜrdˌhænd

Definition

Definition of thirdhand - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ownership

Rare

having had two previous owners

Rare

He bought a thirdhand car at a great price.

pre-owned

used

information

Rare

relayed by two intermediate sources

Rare

She heard the news thirdhand from a friend of a friend.

indirect

reported

secondhand

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Origin of thirdhand

Old English, thridda (third) + hand (hand)

Examples of thirdhand in a sentence

The thirdhand furniture was still in good condition.
The story was thirdhand by the time it reached me.
Thirdhand information can often be unreliable.

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French:d'occasion, rapporté, ...
German:drittgebraucht, indirekt, ...
Italian:di terza mano, indiretto, ...
Spanish:de tercera mano, ...
Portuguese:terceira mão, indireto, ...
Chinese:三手的, 间接的, ...
Japanese:三人目の所有者の, 又聞きの, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَعْمَل لِلمَرَّة الثَّالِثَة, مِن طَرَف ثالِث, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל שְׁנֵי בְּעָלִים קוֹדְמִים, מֵידָע שֶׁהָעֲבִירוֹ שְׁנֵי בֵּין, ...
Russian:третий, из третьих рук, ...
Ukrainian:третєвживаний, з третіх рук, ...
Hindi:तीसरे हाथ की, तीसरे हाथ, ...
Bengali:তৃতীয় হাতের, মধ্যবর্তী, ...
Catalan:de tercera mà, indirecte, ...
Czech:z třetí ruky, nepřímo zprostředkovaný přes dva lidi, ...
Danish:tredjehånds, indirekte, ...
Dutch:derdehands, van horen zeggen, ...
Greek:τρίτης χεριάς, τρίτο χέρι, ...
Hungarian:harmadkézi, közvetett, ...
Khmer:ជជុះលើកទីបី, បានឆ្លងកាត់ប្រភពកណ្ដាលពីរ, ...
Korean:세 번째 주인의, 전해 들은, ...
Persian:دست سوم, غیرمستقیم, ...
Polish:z trzeciej ręki, pośredni, ...
Portuguese (BR):de terceiro dono, de terceira mão, ...
Romanian:la mâna a treia, din a treia mână, ...
Swedish:tredjehands, indirekt, ...
Thai:มือสาม, จากแหล่งที่สาม, ...
Turkish:üçüncü el, dolaylı, ...
Vietnamese:đã qua tay ba, qua hai nguồn trung gian, ...

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