SOUTHPAW

lefty, left-hander, southpaw

(noun) a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; “their pitcher was a southpaw”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

southpaw (plural southpaws)

(informal, idiom) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.

(sports) A left-handed pitcher.

A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left

Synonyms

• (one who is left-handed): left-hander, lefty

Source: Wiktionary


South"paw`, a. (Baseball)

Definition: Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]

South"paw`, n.

Definition: A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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