was wotd|2006|September|30
English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
:IPA|/ˈsaʊθpÉ”Ë/
:SAMPA|/saUTpO:/
audio|en-us-southpaw.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- informal One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
- context|Baseball: A left-handed pitcher.
#: 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.
- context|Boxing: A left-handed boxer.
- A left-handed writer who, instead of mirroring right-handed writers, turn his or her hand upsidedown in order to put the writing implement in the same position as right-handed writers.
Translations
Finnish: vasenkätinen
Kurdish: t|ku|destçep
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Japanese: 左利ãã® (ã²ã ã‚Šããã®, hidarikiki no)
ru:southpaw
sv:southpaw
vi:southpaw
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