Hypertext Webster Gateway: "firsthand"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
First-hand \First"-hand`\, a.
Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence,
without the intervention of an agent.
One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension of him
is first-hand and direct; and that is the sphere of our
own mind. --J.
Martineau.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
firsthand
adj : received directly from a source; "firsthand information"
adv : at first hand or directly; "I heard this story firsthand"
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