third-hand information

  • 1third hand — noun 1. : the third person to own or sell a used article 2. : a thirdhand source (as of information) 3. : the third player to have the right to bid in bridge : the third player to play to any trick 4. a. : a workman who h …

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  • 2at third hand — adverb : from a thirdhand source : in thirdhand condition : through more than one intermediary an account that was as unreliable as most information got at third hand * * * (at) second, third, etc. ˈhand idiom by being told about sth by sb else… …

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  • 3hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …

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  • 4hand — hand1 [ hænd ] noun *** ▸ 1 body part at end of arm ▸ 2 help ▸ 3 clapping ▸ 4 part of clock ▸ 5 set of cards you hold ▸ 6 advantages in situation ▸ 7 someone working on farm/ship ▸ 8 handwriting ▸ 9 unit of height of horses ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count …

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  • 5Third and Fourth Books of Kings —     Third and Fourth Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Third and Fourth Books of Kings     The historical book called in the Hebrew Melakhim, i.e. Kings, is in the Vulgate, in imitation of the Septuagint, styled the Third and Fourth… …

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  • 6Third Anglo-Maratha War — Date November 1817 – February 1818 Location The modern state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas Result Formal end of the Maratha empire and firm establishment of the British East India Company i …

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  • 7hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …

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  • 8information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… …

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  • 9Hand of God (Miracles episode) — Infobox Television episode Title =Hand of God Series =Miracles Caption = And then God told me about the nine people who saw the words all wrong...there s three more out there Paul... Season =1 Episode =6 Airdate =March 31, 2003 Production =108… …

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  • 10Third Day — For the use of third day in the Bible, see Third day in the Bible. Gomers redirects here. For the Wisconsin band, see The Gomers. Third Day Third Day performing live at Hillsong Church, Sydney …

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