- second string
- noun (often in phr. a second string to one's bow) an alternative resource or course of action in case another one fails.
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second-string — [sek′əndstriŋ′] adj. Informal 1. Sports that is the second or a substitute choice for play at the specified position 2. subordinate or inferior in rank, importance, etc. second stringer n. * * * See second string … Universalium
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second-string — adjective a) belonging to the second string of a team b) substitute or replacement … Wiktionary
second-string — 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) … New Collegiate Dictionary
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