Southpaw Definition
southpô
southpaws
noun
southpaws
A person who is left-handed; esp., a left-handed baseball pitcher.
Webster's New World
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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- lefty
- left-hander
- lefthander
- left-handed pitcher
adjective
Left-handed.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Southpaw
Noun
Singular:
southpaw
Plural:
southpawsOrigin of Southpaw
From the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing west would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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