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southpaw
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun southpaw has 2 senses
- southpaw(n = noun.person) left hander, left-handed pitcher, left-hander, lefthander, lefty - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand; Array is a kind of hurler, pitcher, twirler
- southpaw(n = noun.person) left-hander, lefty - a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw" is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
CIDE DICTIONARY
southpaw, a.
Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
southpaw, n.
A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
southpaw, n. & adj. colloq.
--n. a left-handed person, esp. in boxing.
--adj. left-handed.
--n. a left-handed person, esp. in boxing.
--adj. left-handed.
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