A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Secund hand, adv. phr. [e.m.E. ijde hande (1474), second hand (1545); Secund adj. and Hand n.] At the secund hand, from a person other than the original producer or vendor, through an intermediary or middleman. —1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II 27.
The meit and drink [are] rasit darer throw the bying of the samyn at the secund or thrid hand
