first-handedadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌfəːstˈhandᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌfərstˈˌhændəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: first hand n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < first hand n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier second-handed adj.

Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use).

A. adj.

1. Relating to or coming directly from the original maker or vendor; = first hand adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > originality or non-imitation > [adjective] > made by the person himself

original1599

first-handed1825

first hand1845

1825 Times 23 Nov. 1/3 Wanted, either first or second handed, a small but neatly finished condensing steam engine.

1849 Morning Chron. 6 Nov. 5/3 These prices are all ‘first-handed’.

1903 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 27 Mar. 8/6 (advt.) Good homesteads in the best part of North-western Wisconsin, either first or second handed.

2. Based on or coming directly from the primary source or origin; = first hand adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective]

mother?c1225

originalc1350

radicala1398

primitive?a1425

fundamentalc1449

primordial?a1450

primea1500

primary1565

nativea1592

fundamentive1593

primordiate1599

primara1603

remote1605

originousa1637

originary1638

parental1647

principiate1654

fontal1656

underivative1656

underived1656

fountainous1662

first hand1699

matricular1793

first-handed1855

protomorphic1887

1855 Putnam’s Monthly Aug. 209/1 St. Luke..asserts that his Gospel is founded, not on popular credulity or tradition, but upon first-handed evidence.

1899 Public Opinion 26 Oct. 525/1 Students of criminology will find some valuable, first-handed information in Josiah Flynt's ‘Tramping with Tramps’.

1907 Forest & Stream 20 Apr. 617/1 For several years [I] have made a first-handed study of Salmo fario as he is found here in the Battenkill River in Vermont.

1944 Chicago Defender 11 Mar. 15/1 Noseying around..there has been the opportunity to gain some first handed information.

B. adv.

1. From the primary source or origin; without intermediate agency or intervention; = first hand adv. 2.

ΚΠ

1833 Unitarian Chron. Jan. 23/2 If creeds and confessions contain what is plainly expressed in the Bible, they are useless, for we may as well take it first-handed in the Bible, as second-handed in the creed.

1858 U.S. Democratic Rev. July 43 A prince who has seldom the means of getting at facts first-handed—who can so seldom be sure of honest advice!

1918 Princeton Alumni Weekly 26 Mar. 481/2 I believe every human being should study some Latin or some Greek..in order to know first-handed a great warrior like Caesar.

1923 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 117/2 (advt.) This is a big advantage for M.S.A.S. students... They learn manufacturing methods first handed.

2008 Cherokee Phoenix (Tehlequah, Oklahoma) 1 Nov. b6 I have seen first-handed the changes in many lives over the years.

2. From the original maker or producer; = first hand adv. 1.

ΚΠ

1856 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Apr. 518 These small traders prefer selling at even prices to foreign merchants..for the privilege of boasting that they sold them first-handed.

1903 Illustr. London News 13 June 922/1 (advt.) Why not buy good bacon first handed?

1908 San Antonio (Texas) Gaz. 16 Dec. 2/1 (advt.) No more than $425.00 should be asked for any make of a piano, that is if bought for cash direct from manufacturer and sold first-handed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	first-handed
释义	first-handedadj.adv. Brit. /ˌfəːstˈhandᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌfərstˈˌhændəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: first hand n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < first hand n. + -ed suffix². Compare earlier second-handed adj. Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use). A. adj. 1. Relating to or coming directly from the original maker or vendor; = first hand adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > originality or non-imitation > [adjective] > made by the person himself original1599 first-handed1825 first hand1845 1825 Times 23 Nov. 1/3 Wanted, either first or second handed, a small but neatly finished condensing steam engine. 1849 Morning Chron. 6 Nov. 5/3 These prices are all ‘first-handed’. 1903 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 27 Mar. 8/6 (advt.) Good homesteads in the best part of North-western Wisconsin, either first or second handed. 2. Based on or coming directly from the primary source or origin; = first hand adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective] mother?c1225 originalc1350 radicala1398 primitive?a1425 fundamentalc1449 primordial?a1450 primea1500 primary1565 nativea1592 fundamentive1593 primordiate1599 primara1603 remote1605 originousa1637 originary1638 parental1647 principiate1654 fontal1656 underivative1656 underived1656 fountainous1662 first hand1699 matricular1793 first-handed1855 protomorphic1887 1855 Putnam’s Monthly Aug. 209/1 St. Luke..asserts that his Gospel is founded, not on popular credulity or tradition, but upon first-handed evidence. 1899 Public Opinion 26 Oct. 525/1 Students of criminology will find some valuable, first-handed information in Josiah Flynt's ‘Tramping with Tramps’. 1907 Forest & Stream 20 Apr. 617/1 For several years [I] have made a first-handed study of Salmo fario as he is found here in the Battenkill River in Vermont. 1944 Chicago Defender 11 Mar. 15/1 Noseying around..there has been the opportunity to gain some first handed information. B. adv. 1. From the primary source or origin; without intermediate agency or intervention; = first hand adv. 2. ΚΠ 1833 Unitarian Chron. Jan. 23/2 If creeds and confessions contain what is plainly expressed in the Bible, they are useless, for we may as well take it first-handed in the Bible, as second-handed in the creed. 1858 U.S. Democratic Rev. July 43 A prince who has seldom the means of getting at facts first-handed—who can so seldom be sure of honest advice! 1918 Princeton Alumni Weekly 26 Mar. 481/2 I believe every human being should study some Latin or some Greek..in order to know first-handed a great warrior like Caesar. 1923 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 117/2 (advt.) This is a big advantage for M.S.A.S. students... They learn manufacturing methods first handed. 2008 Cherokee Phoenix (Tehlequah, Oklahoma) 1 Nov. b6 I have seen first-handed the changes in many lives over the years. 2. From the original maker or producer; = first hand adv. 1. ΚΠ 1856 Hunt's Merchants' Mag. Apr. 518 These small traders prefer selling at even prices to foreign merchants..for the privilege of boasting that they sold them first-handed. 1903 Illustr. London News 13 June 922/1 (advt.) Why not buy good bacon first handed? 1908 San Antonio (Texas) Gaz. 16 Dec. 2/1 (advt.) No more than $425.00 should be asked for any make of a piano, that is if bought for cash direct from manufacturer and sold first-handed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1825
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