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second-string

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Main Entry: sec·ond–string
Pronunciation: \ˌse-kən(d)-ˈstriŋ, ˌse-kəŋ-\
Function: adjective
Etymology: from the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks
Date: 1922

: being a substitute as distinguished from a regular (as on a ball team)


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