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lefty

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left·y  (lft) Informal
n. pl. left·ies
1. A left-handed person.
2. An advocate or member of the political left.
adv.
With the left hand or in a left-handed manner: throws lefty; bats lefty.

lefty [ˈlɛftɪ]
n pl lefties Informal
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a left-winger
2. Chiefly US and Canadian a left-handed person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leftylefty - a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.leftylefty - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
hurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"
Translations
lefty [ˈleftɪ] N (Brit) → izquierdista mf, rojillo/a m/f
lefty (inf)
n
(Pol) → Linke(r) mf
(person) → Linkshänder(in) m(f) ? leftie


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Wolman includes first-person anecdotes of encounters with left-handers, from lefty golfers in Japan to a double amputee who nevertheless maintains his left-handedness.
Named after the great Lefty Gomez, the ABCA's annual award is presented to an individual who has distinguished himself among his peers and has contributed significantly to baseball locally, nationally, and internationally.
He's released nearly a half-dozen records in the past year including Roots, Volume 1, a tribute to his idol Lefty Frizell on the Anti/Epitaph label.
 
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