third string

See also: third-string

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perhaps from the idea of having several strings to one's bow?”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

third string

1. (idiomatic) Of a decidedly lower quality or condition.

Noun

third string (plural third strings)

1. (sports) A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.

Synonyms

• (sports): junior varsity