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Southpaw

//ˈsaʊθˌpɔː// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who is left-handed, especially in sports. informal

    "Never touch the food until your host has said grace ("Bismillah") and then not till he has told you to. Eat only with your right hand—it is considered very rude to use the left, even if you are a southpaw."

  2. 2
    a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand wordnet
  3. 3
    One who is left-handed, especially in sports.; A left-handed pitcher. informal

    "Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south."

  4. 4
    a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right wordnet
  5. 5
    One who is left-handed, especially in sports.; A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left. informal

Etymology

From south + paw.

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