southpaw

south·paw

 (south′pô′)

n. Slang

A left-handed person, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher.

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[From the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing west would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond.]

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southpaw

(ˈsaʊθˌpɔː)

n

1. (Boxing) a boxer who leads with the right hand and off the right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left

2. any left-handed person

adj

(Boxing) of or relating to a southpaw

[C20: from paw (in the sense: hand): originally a term applied to a left-handed baseball player: perhaps so called because baseball pitchers traditionally face west, so that a left-handed pitcher would throw with the hand on the south side of his or her body]

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south•paw

(ˈsaʊθˌpɔ)

n. Informal.

1. a person who is left-handed.

2. a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.

[1880–85, Amer.]

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southpaw

Left-handed boxer who leads with his right hand and right foot forward.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	southpaw - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand left hander, left-handed pitcher, lefthander, left-hander, lefty hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
	2.	southpaw - a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" lefty, left-hander individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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Translations

LinkshänderLinkshänderin

vasuri

левша

southpaw

[ˈsaʊθpɔː] N (esp US) → zurdo m

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