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In some senses, southpaw is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
southpaw
/ˈsaʊθˌpɔː/
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
favourite
SOUTHPAW + NOUN
baseball, outfield, pitcher, player, rosalind
ADV.
probably
Definitions
noun
1
One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
Never touch the food until your host has said grace ("Bismillah") and then not till he has told you to. Eat only with your right hand—it is considered very rude to use the left, even if you are a southpaw.
2
One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south.
Eleanor would pitch, probably southpaw. Rosalind was outfield, wonderful hitter, Clara first base, maybe.
3
One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
- left-hander
- lefthander
- lefty
noun — a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Never touch the food until your host has said grace ("Bismillah") and then not till he has told you to. Eat only with your right hand—it is considered very rude to use the left, even if you are a sout
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Since home plate is generally in the southwest corner to avoid glare in the batter's eyes, a southpaw's pitching hand is to the south.
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Eleanor would pitch, probably southpaw. Rosalind was outfield, wonderful hitter, Clara first base, maybe.
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He's a southpaw.
Tatoeba · #193201505
Tom is a southpaw.
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Who's your favourite southpaw baseball player?
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