Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sixthhand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: six-th-hand
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been relayed by five intermediate sources.

adj

Having had five previous owners.

Example Sentences

"But if you start from the premise that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke, it is very easy to arrive at the conclusion that thirdhand smoke (as well as fourthhand smoke, fifthhand smoke, and sixthhand smoke) is dangerous."

Etymology

From sixth + hand.

Questions

What does sixthhand mean?: Having been relayed by five intermediate sources.
Where does sixthhand come from?: From sixth + hand.

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