was wotd|2006|September|30
English
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Pronunciation
:IPA|/�sa�θp��/
:SAMPA|/saUTpO:/
audio|en-us-southpaw.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. informal One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
2. 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.

1. context|Boxing: A left-handed boxer.
2. 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��� (������, hidarikiki no)

ru:southpaw
sv:southpaw
vi:southpaw

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