southpaw

south·paw

S0589500 (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.]

southpaw

(ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) n1. (Boxing) a boxer who leads with the right hand and off the right foot as opposed to the orthodox style of leading with the left2. any left-handed personadj (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]

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.]

southpaw

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	southpaw - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left handleft hander, left-handed pitcher, lefthander, left-hander, leftyhurler, 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-handerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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