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Second string   /sˈɛkənd strɪŋ/   Listen
Second string

noun
1.
A squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game.





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"Second string" Quotes from Famous Books



... upon the state of Europe, and by the hostess upon the state of the season. Had it not been for the young Duke, nothing would have given Lady Fitz-pompey greater pleasure than to have received him as a son-in-law; but, as it was, he was only kept in store for the second string to Cupid's bow. ...
— The Young Duke • Benjamin Disraeli
... Willis E. Davis, second string of the California team, was unexpectedly defeated by N. W. Niles, who himself went the long road via Shimidzu. The little Japanese star scored another important victory when he defeated ...
— The Art of Lawn Tennis • William T. Tilden, 2D


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