southpaw

[ south-paw ]

/ ˈsaʊθˌpɔ /

Informal.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR southpaw ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who is left-handed.

Sports.

a player who throws with the left hand, especially a pitcher.
Boxing. a boxer who leads with the right hand and stands with the right foot forward, using the left hand for the most powerful blows.

adjective

left-handed.

Origin of southpaw

An Americanism dating back to1880–85; south + paw¹

Words nearby southpaw

South Ossetian Autonomous Region, South Pacific Current, South Pacific Ocean, South Pasadena, South Pass, southpaw, South Plainfield, South Platte, South Polar Region, South Pole, Southport

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Example sentences from the Web for southpaw

The four-part story of Henry Wiggen begins with The Southpaw, which was published a year after The Natural.
The 13 Best Baseball Books: From ‘The Art of Fielding’ to ‘Moneyball’|Jimmy So|April 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like a flash the southpaw whirled about and shot the ball to second, knowing some one would be there to take the throw.
Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager|Burt L. Standish
There had been a time when Morse could scare the Camden players with his speed and fool them with his "southpaw" delivery.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise|Burt L. Standish
All three of the thugs would be at the southpaw again in another jiffy.
Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager|Burt L. Standish

The southpaw fought to prevent his lips from curling with scorn, and to suppress a look of triumph in his eyes.
Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager|Burt L. Standish
The enemy over in Southpaw had already advanced the prophecy that they would take the meeting-house.
The Red Debt|Everett MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for southpaw

southpaw

/ (ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) informal /

noun

a boxer who leads with his right hand and off his right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left

any left-handed person

adjective

of or relating to a southpaw

Word Origin for 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 body

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	southpaw
释义	southpaw [ south-paw ] / ˈsaʊθˌpɔ / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR southpaw ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is left-handed. Sports. a player who throws with the left hand, especially a pitcher. Boxing. a boxer who leads with the right hand and stands with the right foot forward, using the left hand for the most powerful blows. adjective left-handed. Origin of southpaw An Americanism dating back to1880–85; south + paw¹ Words nearby southpaw South Ossetian Autonomous Region, South Pacific Current, South Pacific Ocean, South Pasadena, South Pass, southpaw, South Plainfield, South Platte, South Polar Region, South Pole, Southport Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southpaw The four-part story of Henry Wiggen begins with The Southpaw, which was published a year after The Natural. The 13 Best Baseball Books: From ‘The Art of Fielding’ to ‘Moneyball’\|Jimmy So\|April 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Like a flash the southpaw whirled about and shot the ball to second, knowing some one would be there to take the throw. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager\|Burt L. Standish There had been a time when Morse could scare the Camden players with his speed and fool them with his "southpaw" delivery. Frank Merriwell's Cruise\|Burt L. Standish All three of the thugs would be at the southpaw again in another jiffy. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager\|Burt L. Standish The southpaw fought to prevent his lips from curling with scorn, and to suppress a look of triumph in his eyes. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager\|Burt L. Standish The enemy over in Southpaw had already advanced the prophecy that they would take the meeting-house. The Red Debt\|Everett MacDonald British Dictionary definitions for southpaw southpaw / (ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) informal / noun a boxer who leads with his right hand and off his right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left any left-handed person adjective of or relating to a southpaw Word Origin for 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 body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to southpaw awkward, clumsy, dubious, gauche, insincere, maladroit, sinister, ambilevous, sinistral
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southpaw

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British Dictionary definitions for southpaw

noun

adjective

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