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
Noun
third string (plural third strings)
- (sports) A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.
Synonyms
- (sports): junior varsity