third hand
Through intermediary sources
Third hand describes information passed through multiple intermediaries, even further removed from the source than secondhand: I heard third hand that they're getting divorced.
The phrase suggests unreliability—each retelling potentially distorts the original.
Also refers to a device that holds objects steady while you work with both hands, or in card games, the player who acts third in a round.
Unverified secondhand information
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- indirectNot straight or immediate
passed along · whisper · speculation · unconfirmed · unreliable · filtered · retold · grapevine
hearsay
Unverified secondhand information
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
indirect · passed along · whisper · speculation · unconfirmed · unreliable · filtered · retold · grapevine · telephone game
clamp
Device for holding tight
magnifier · soldering · vice · workbench · bench · adjustable · precision · jewelry · electronics · hobbyist
helper
One who aids another
relief · collaborator · apprentice · spotter · holder · partner · sidekick
- Electronics Toolssoldering iron, multimeter, oscilloscope, wire stripper, wire strippers
- jewelry toolspliers, wire cutters, mandrels, loupe, jewelers loupe
- solderingsolder, soldering iron, soldering station, flux, solder wick
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- workbenchworkbench, bench vise, bench top, holdfast, holdfasts
third handfirsthand
Without intermediary
direct · primary · straight from the horse's mouth · original · eyewitness
third handfirsthand
Without intermediary
direct experience · lived · autobiographical · personal · empirical
third, hand, thirds, thirdly, hands, handed, handing, handy, handily